This report contains the keynote speech, the panel discussions, and questions (with responses) from the audience for each of two major sessions on the responsibility of political science to the community. The focus of the first session was academic political science and public service. The keynote speaker was William N. Cassella. Panelists were Louis R. Pondy, Clark W. Bullard, and James D. Nowlan. In the second session, the major topic was academia and international relations and the usefulness of the discipline of political science to government service. The keynote speaker was Wei-ping Tsai. Panelists were Dina A. Zinnes, Werner Baer, George T. Yu, and Richard L. Merritt. The report concludes with two interviews--one with Clarence A. Berdahl, the second with Neil Garvey--concerning the history of the political science department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A history of the public administration program at the university, presented by Thomas Page, is also provided. (RM)