Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside Wheaton  Wheaton News Sun Chronicle: Roosevelt 'warmly received' Wheaton Hosting K-12 Education Event on Nov. 30 Wheaton Opens New Year with Sept. 25 Reception Wheaton Chapter Announces Policy Course for Spring 2007 Wheaton Kicks Off '06-'07 School Year Mike Zwolinski '08 Joins National Staff in D.C. Wheaton Hosts Northeastern Regional Conference Each year, the incoming leaders of Roosevelt Institution chapters gather at the FDR Estate in Hyde Park, New York. Photos by Nick Bradley. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things." — Teddy Roosevelt    Wheaton Chapter Announces Policy Course for Spring 2007 > Roosevelt Home > Wheaton > Wheaton Chapter Announces Policy Course for Spring 2007 Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: To prevent spam, please enter the first letter of the recipient's email and the first letter of the recipient's name in the box below (for example, if the name is "John Doe" and the email is "bigjohn@johndoe.com", you would enter "jb"): NORTON, MA (Aug. 30) -- Professor Jerry Murphy of the Wheaton political science department will teach a brand-new experimental course in policy creation during the Spring 2007 semester. The Roosevelt Institution chapter at Wheaton College is working with Murphy to develop the course's mission and syllabus, as well as in recruiting students who want to take advantage of this unique, exciting opportunity. Murphy has long been active in the national policy community. He currently serves as a member of the Policy Roundtable of the Democratic Leadership Council, which launched President Clinton's successful bid for the White House. The course will explore how policies are formulated on four different levels, taking a separate look at city, state, national, and global policies. After learning the basics, students will be able to focus on the policies in which they are most interested, from climate change to refugee rights. "I am thrilled that Wheaton's Roosevelt chapter is helping in giving all Wheaton students this opportunity to learn how policy happens at all levels from a man with as much experience and knowledge as Professor Murphy," said chapter president Ted Nesi '07. "Professor Murphy knows how policy really works," said chapter vice-president Genevieve Scoville '08. "Not just how it gets written, but how it gets implemented. And this is a fantastic chance for Wheaton students to learn from him." Among his many accomplishments, Prof. Murphy served as the former Vice President of Urban Development and Vice President of Government Affairs at the Siemens Corporation; the President of J. L. Murphy & Associates; a Senior Public Policy Consultant for the Energy Research Group; Manager of Government Affairs at the Boston Edison Company; and President of Boston Harbor Associates. He also served as Executive Director of Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent’s Task Force on Metropolitan Development.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359