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For Immediate Release — Thursday, September 11, 2008 Two National
Speakers Coming to SUNY Geneseo to Address the Future
of Democracy GENESEO,
N.Y. – Two national speakers will explore the involvement of youth in American
democracy during addresses at SUNY Geneseo Sept. 15
and 17. Peter
Levine from Tufts University will address “The Future of Democracy” Sept. 15 at
4 p.m., and author and newspaper columnist Jane Eisner will discuss college
student involvement in the nation’s democracy during her address Sept. 17 at
1:45 p.m. Both presentations are in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom and are open to the public
without charge. Levine,
director of CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement) at the Tisch College of Citizenship at
Tufts, will discuss the repercussions of what he says are young Americans’
increasing deficiencies in the skills and opportunities necessary to
participate in politics or address public problems. Levine’s
research centers on the civic and political engagement of Americans between age
15 and 25, including voter election data and analysis, civic education,
community service and young people’s use of the news and electronic media. Eisner,
author of the book Taking Back the Vote and
a syndicated columnist at the Philadelphia
Inquirer, will address why college students need to participate in the
country’s democracy by getting involved in the political process and voting in
public elections. Eisner’s book was the
summer reading selection for new Geneseo students. Levine’s
address is cosponsored by Geneseo’s Office of the
Provost, Division of Student and Campus Life, the American Democracy Project,
Residence Life and GOLD (Geneseo
Opportunities for Leadership Development).
Eisner’s address is cosponsored by the same organizations with
additional support from Sundance Books, Geneseo’s Orientation
and First-Year Programs Office, the Center for Community, and the campus
Student Association. |
