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  Nyla Bailey
 I-Course Instructor
Political Science Instructor		  
     
  Course Information:
UWYO 1450-04: TR, 12:00-12:50 *athlete-friendly

UWYO 1450-07: TR, 11:00-11:50 *athlete-friendly
  
Youth and Politics
 Students will critically investigate current political issues facing college students today.  Examples of topics include politics in higher education funding, health insurance issues for college students, social issues for first-year college students, the use of prescription drugs by teens and college students, and the challenges of political participation by college age students and the long term effects of No Child Left Behind.  The final decision on what topics to be studied will be made after classes begin and the students have had an opportunity to express their interests.  The instructor would like prospective students to think about what issues they would like considered for the class.

POLS 1000-0, MWF 09:00- 9:50
 
 Introduction to the Constitutions and governmental processes of the U.S. and Wyoming.

Department:
 Political Science

Office Hours/Location:
 Arts and Sciences Building
Room 145
First Floor – South entrance and Hallway

Research Interests:
Political Violence in the United States
Political Violence against women and children
Political Theory
Study of the Politics of the Holocaust

Favorite...

  
  Movies: The Sound of Music
Gone with the Wind
Hitch
Old Westerns		  
  Books: The Penitent, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Untimely Meditations, by Nietzsche
Daybreak, by Nietzsche
Cadfael Chronicles, by Ellis Peters		  
  Song: Big Band Music
Anything by Randy Travis or Tim McGraw
Pachelbel’s Greatest Hits		  
  Quote: “If you know when you have enough,
you will not be disgraced,
If you know when to stop,
you will not be endangered” Lao-tzu, Tao-te Ching

“I‘ve learned to live for today – tomorrow is not guaranteed” unknown

“I’ve learned I still have a lot to learn and, my students are generally my best instructors” njb
  		  
  Interests and hobbies:
National Ski Patrol, Snowy Range Volunteer Ski Patrol
Camping, hiking, white water rafting
Painting Ceramics, Reading, Family History
Gardening and family

Educational Background:
Bachelor of Science – Political Science – University of Wyoming
Master of Art - Political Science – University of Wyoming

 Teaching Philosophy
The best way for students to learn is through expression – young adults starting their college careers often possess far more insight than they believe they have. Open, honest and frank classroom environments are the best places for young adults to learn about what they don’t know as well as what they do know which is buried deep within.