University Representative
Resume:
Steven P. Millies
Curriculum Vitae
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina 29801-6389
803-***-****(direct) 803-***-****(fax)
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Academic Appointments.
2009-present Associate Professor of Political Science
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC
Faculty Associate, The Walker Institute for International and Area
Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2007-present)
2003-2009Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC
Administrative Appointments.
2011-present Department Chair
Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC
2009-present Director, Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science in
Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC
Education.
2003 Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
with distinction; directed by David Walsh
Political theory and American government
1997 M.A., The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
1994 B.A., Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
History, with minor sequences in political science and
philosophy
Teaching.
APLS 201 American National Government
APLS 320 Introduction to Political Theory
APLS 322 American Political Theory
APLS 431 Constitutional Law
APLS 461 Congressional Politics
APLS 492m Special Topic: Islamic Political Thought
APLS 493l Special Topic: Religion & Politics
APLS 493o Special Topic: Terrorism and Liberty
APLS 493q Special Topic: Ancient Political Thought
APLS 494k Special Topic: Medieval Political Thought
APLS 493r Special Topic: Modern Political Thought
APLS 494j Special Topic: Contemporary Political Thought
In addition to several independent studies and thesis committees
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Washington, DC (2000)
Manuscript Referee, Board Membership, and Editorial Service
2008-present Assistant Editor, Studies in Burke and His Time
2008 Manuscript Referee, Pearson/Longman Publishers
2008 Manuscript Referee, Ashgate Press
2007 Manuscript Referee, New Hibernia Review
2004 Manuscript referee, Cambridge University Press
2004-present Member, editorial board for Studies in Burke and His Time
External Tenure and/or Promotion Peer Referee
2011 Promotion and Tenure Candidate, Department of Political Science, St. Mary s
College, Notre Dame, IN
2011 Promotion and Tenure Candidate, Department of History and Political Science,
Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
Panel Chair
Theology and Political Thought, The Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of
Christianity &
Politics Biennial Symposium on Religion & Politics, Grand Rapids, MI (2006)
Preventive War and Interventions, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
(2006)
Faith, Conflict & Toleration, Association for Political Theory, Colorado Springs, CO
(2004)
"An 'Interiour History': Edmund Burke and Irish History," The Edmund Burke Society Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC (2003)
Administrative Training
2011 Council on Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS) Seminar for Department Chairs,
Charlotte, NC
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University & Departmental Service.
2011-present USC-Aiken Academic Council
2011 USC-Aiken History Search Committee Chair (temporary instructor position)
2010-2011 USC-Aiken History Search Committee Member (two concurrent, tenure-track
searches)
2009-present Chair, USC-Aiken Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee
2009-2010 USC-Aiken Faculty Advisory Committee (elected)
2008 USC-Aiken Children s Center Director Search Committee Member
2008 USC-Aiken Philosophy Search Committee Member
2007-2008 USC-Aiken Political Science Search Committee Member
2007-2008 USC-Aiken Faculty Assembly Library Committee (elected)
2007 USC-Aiken History Search Committee Member
2007 Moderator, Philosophy Club, USC-Aiken
2006 USC-Aiken Philosophy Search Committee Member
2006-2011 International Programs Faculty Advisory Committee, USC-Aiken
2006-2009 University General Education Curriculum Review Committee, USC-Aiken
2006-present USC-Aiken SafeZone Ally, a voluntary program of training and awareness for
faculty and staff to be resources for the campus GLBT community
2006 USC-Aiken History Search Committee Member
2005 Chair, Departmental Review & Planning Committee, Department of History,
Political Science, & Philosophy, USC-Aiken
2005 Disability Services Coordinator Search Committee, USC-Aiken
2005-2008 USC-Aiken Faculty Assembly Parliamentarian (elected, 3-year term)
2005-2011 Gregg-Graniteville Foundation William Gregg Scholarship Committee, USC-
Aiken
2004-2011 Moderator, Political Science Club, USC-Aiken
2004-2007 Judicial Procedures Advisor, Student Judiciary, USC-Aiken
2004-2006 American Democracy Project Film Series Subcommittee, USC-Aiken
(Subcommittee chair, 2005-2006)
2004-2007 American Democracy Project, USC-Aiken (Steering Committee Chair, 2006-
2007)
2000 School of Library & Information Science Assistant Dean Search Committee (staff
representative), The Catholic University of America
1998-1999 Middle States Accreditation Self-Study Subcommittee on Catholic Identity
(graduate student representative), The Catholic University of America
1998-1999 University Board of Trustees Executive Committee (graduate student
representative), The Catholic University of America
1997-1998 Presidential Search Committee (graduate student representative), The Catholic
University of America
1997-1999 University Board of Trustees (graduate student representative), The Catholic
University of America (Executive Committee student representative, 1998-1999)
Honors, Awards, and Grants.
2012 Nominee, USC-Aiken Excellence in Teaching Award (student-nominated)
2011 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards and Scholarship Travel Grant
2010 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards and Scholarship Travel Grant
2010 Honoree, Pacer Athletics Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night, USC-Aiken (student-
nominated)
2010 Nominee, USC-Aiken Excellence in Teaching Award (student nominated)
2009 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Travel Grant
2008 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Travel Grant
2008 Honoree, Pacer Athletics Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night, USC-Aiken (student-
nominated)
2007 USC-Aiken Chancellor s Course Re-Design Grant ($3,500)
2007 USC-Aiken Chancellor s Research Support Grant (one-course reduction)
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2007 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Travel Grant
2006 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Travel Grant
2006 Nominee, USC-Aiken Excellence in Teaching Award (student-nominated)
2006 Honoree, Pacer Athletics Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night, USC-Aiken (student-
nominated)
2005 USC-Aiken Honors, Awards, and Scholarship Travel Grant
2004 Honoree, Pacer Athletics Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night, USC-Aiken (student-
nominated)
2001-2002 Bradley Foundation Dissertation Fellowship ($15,000)
1999 Steven P. Millies Award (inaugural recipient), for outstanding commitment to
graduate education and graduate life in the Graduate Student Association at The
Catholic University of America
1996-1999 Research and teaching assistantships, including tuition remission at The
Catholic
University of America
Related Activities.
2012 Invited Guest Speaker, Ideology and American Politics, Aiken County
Democratic Party, Aiken, SC (upcoming)
2011 Invited Guest Speaker, Thomas Merton and Economic Justice, Our Lady of the
Valley Catholic Center, Gloverville, SC
2011 Principal Search Committee Chair, Our Lady of Peace Parish, North Augusta, SC
2011 Invited Guest Speaker, Uncivil Discourse and American Politics, Aiken Kiwanis
Club, Aiken, SC
2008 Invited Guest Speaker, From Nixonland to Obamanation : The 2008 Election
in a Generational Perspective, Aiken Kiwanis Club, Aiken, SC
2008 Invited Participant, International Thomas Merton Society Scholars Retreat,
Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, KY
2008 Invited Guest Speaker, Thomas Merton: Love and Citizenship, Chicago Chapter
of the International Thomas Merton Society, Chicago, IL
2008 Invited Guest Speaker, Religion and Presidential Politics, St. John Methodist
Church, Aiken, SC
2008 Invited Guest Speaker, Religion and the 2008 Presidential Election, Adath
Yeshurun Synagogue, Aiken, SC
2007 Invited Guest Speaker, Contemplative Citizenship: Thomas Merton and
Responsible Political Freedom, University of South Carolina Newman Club, St.
Thomas More Center, Columbia, SC
2007-2008 Member, Ethics Committee, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken, SC
2006 Invited Guest Speaker, Religion and Reason: Islam and the West, Yesterday and
Today, USC-Aiken Multicultural Roundtable community event
2006-present Interviewee with various local television stations (WAGT, WJBF, WRDW) and
newspapers (Aiken Standard, Augusta Chronicle) for insights into state and
national political issues
2005 Invited Guest Speaker, The Challenge of Catholic Citizenship, Theology-on-
Tap, Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, Augusta Deanery
2005-present Instructor (short courses), Academy for Lifelong Learning, Aiken, SC
2005 Invited Guest Speaker, Aiken Kiwanis Club, Aiken, SC
2005 Invited Guest Speaker, Academy for Lifelong Learning, Aiken, SC
2003 Invited Guest Speaker, Reconciliation and Politics, Church of the Resurrection
Religious Education Series, Burtonsville, MD
2003 Event Curator, roundtable discussion following screenings of Only in America
and We Wuz Robbed at AFI/Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary
Festival, AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD
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Professional Affiliations.
American Political Science Association Northeast Political Science Association
The Edmund Burke Society of America Midwest Political Science Association
Association for Political Theory International Thomas Merton Society
So.Carolina Political Science Association Center for Peace and Justice Studies
Catholic Theological Society of America Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
References.
Available upon request
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