FLORENCE (FMU Press Release) – Dr. Alissa Warters, professor of political science and director of The Robert E. McNair Center for Research and Service at Francis Marion University, has been named associate provost for the University and director of graduate programs.
Warters’ primary responsibility is to ensure the University’s programs and faculty are of the highest quality. She will also direct and oversee the development and implementation of its academic plans and policies and supervise the work of faculty, departments, institutes and programs.
Warters, a native of Rock Hill, S.C., has been a member of the FMU faculty since 2004. Warters received the B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va. She received the Ph.D. degree in political science from the University of Tennessee.
Her primary research and teaching interests are the American presidency and public law. She was recently recognized for her role as co-chair of the United Nations Symposium. Warters has given numerous professional presentations on various topics. Her work has been published in several scholarly journals and magazines, all of which focus on the presidents of the United States and civil liberties.
Her professional memberships include the American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, South Carolina Political Science Association and Popular Culture and American Culture Association in the South.
Warters was presented the Shared Governance Award, sponsored by the FMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. This award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates commitment to the principles of shared governance between the faculty, administration and the board of trustees. She has also received the FMU Award of Excellence in Teaching.
