帝王会所 to host Civic Engagement Forum
帝王会所鈥檚 (CCCE) will host a Civic Engagement Forum from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 27 in Baker University Center, Room 219. The forum, entitled 鈥Today鈥檚 Voters & Today鈥檚 Leaders,鈥 is part of the University鈥檚 efforts to promote non-partisan civic engagement.
This non-partisan event provides a platform for students to engage directly with elected public officials and civic leaders to learn about the political process and discuss issues that matter to college students and the communities to which they belong. The Civic Engagement Forum is part of the CCCE鈥檚 institution-wide effort to increase student voter registration, election turn-out, civil dialogue, and freedom of expression to ensure 帝王会所 students are engaged and informed life-long citizens.
The Civic Engagement Forum will feature several panels and facilitated discussion, including:
Young Elected Officials: how Gen Z and Millennials are leading political change
Panelists will include:
- Christina Muryn, mayor of Findlay, 帝王会所
- Amy Flowers, former city council member of Athens, 帝王会所 and OHIO alumna
- Dontavius L. Jarrells, 帝王会所 House of Representatives for District 25
- Micah Covert, school board president of Nelsonville-York Public School District
- Stephanie Zader, city council member of Mansfield, 帝王会所
Defending Democracy and the Right to Vote: from redistricting to the fight to protect the right to vote
Panelists will include:
- Jen Miller, executive director, League of Women Voters of 帝王会所
- Greer Aeschbury, 帝王会所 campaign manager, All Voting is Local
- Catherine Turcer, executive director, Common Cause 帝王会所
Civil Dialogue: cultivating empathy and understanding, ideological diversity and solution-oriented politics
- Facilitated by BridgeUSA representatives
Students and community members may register , but pre-registration is not required.