New members of the Monmouth College Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, are joined by current members and Monmouth political science faculty following the induction ceremony of new members on Tuesday morning in the Center for Science and Business. From left: professor Michael Nelson; professor Andre Audette; new member Shay Hafner ’23 of Sterling, Illinois; new member Ana Laura Iatauro ’24 of Sal Paulo, Brazil; new member Olivia Postin ’24 of Avon, Illinois; current member Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez ’22 of Denver; and current member Andrew Shie of ’22 Davenport, Iowa. Not pictured, new members: Cal Bigham ’23 of Aledo, Illinois, and Halle Majdich ’23 of Galesburg, Illinois.

Monmouth College professor Andre Audette uses a fidget spinner to illustrate a point during his remarks during the Tuesday morning induction ceremony of the College’s Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, held in the College’s Center for Science and Business.

Monmouth College alumna Shelley Brown Postin ’89 takes a picture of her daughter Olivia Postin ’24 of Avon, Illinois, with Monmouth political science professors Andre Audette, left, and Michael Nelson following the Tuesday morning induction ceremony of the College’s Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, held in the College’s Center for Science and Business. When Shelley Postin was a Monmouth student, she had a class under the late Ira Smolensky, who was a legendary Monmouth political science professor.