Register Today for the 2024 Civic Learning Symposium at Ball State!
Dates:
- Friday, September 27: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Dinner Provided)
- Saturday, September 28: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Lunch Provided)
Key Information:
Register today for the 2024 Civic Learning Symposium hosted by the Center for Economic and Civic Learning (CECL) and receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Hrabowski's latest book, The Resilient University or The Empowered University, as well as Harry Boyte's book, Awakening Democracy Through Public Work. Additionally, the event will feature a rare display of original copies of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Frederick Douglass's work My Bondage and My Freedom on display from The Remnant Trust.
The 2024 Theme: Education, Dialogue, & Deliberation in Our Democracy
Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Symposium:
- Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III (September 27): President Emeritus of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) served as president from 1992 to 2022. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the 2011 report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. He was named in 2012 by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
- Harry Boyte (September 28): With a history of service that spans from working directly with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to advising national initiatives on civic renewal, Boyte’s contributions to the field of civic engagement are both profound and far-reaching.
Featured Original Historical Works on Display:
- Aristotle (1488)
- Magna Carta (1350)
- Thomas Hobbes, "Leviathan" (1651)
- John Locke, "Two Treatises of Government" (1694)
- Adam Smith, "Wealth of Nations" (1776)
- Thomas Paine, "Common Sense" (1776)
- Declaration of Independence (1777)
- The Federalist, First Edition (1788)
- U.S. Constitution (1788)
- Bill of Rights Senate Journal (1789)
- John Stuart Mill, "Principles of Political Economy (1848)
- Frederick Douglass,"My Bondage and My Freedom" (1855)
Co-Sponsors: The symposium is co-sponsored by the Indiana Bar Foundation, the Center on Representative Government at Indiana University, and The Remnant Trust, each bringing invaluable support to this event.
Engage with National Organizations: Participate in sessions led by organizations such as the SPHERE Education Initiative, Sagamore Institute, Indiana Historical Society, Jack Miller Center, and more. These sessions will cover topics from civil discourse to innovative public policy research. The event will feature some of the following organizations:
- Sphere Education Initiative
- Muncie Community Schools
- Institute for the Study of Political Economy
- Sagamore Institute
- League of Women Voters
- Heart of Indiana United Way
- Community Lens of Anderson
- Muncie Land Bank
- Minnesota Humanities Center
- Jack Miller Center
- Prindle Institute for Ethics, DePauw University
- Citizen One Team, Journalism and Strategic Communication
- Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship
- Girl Coalition of Indiana
- Whitely Community Council, Muncie, IN
- YWCA Central Indiana
- Women4Change Indiana
- Facing Project
- Global Institute for Transformative Education (GITE)
Whether you are a faculty member, student, or community leader, this symposium offers a unique chance to engage in meaningful discussions, and contribute to the future of civics and education. This event is free for Ball State and Muncie Community Schools attendees, and all participants will receive complimentary books from our keynote speakers. Don’t miss out on this experience.
For more information and to register, please visit HERE.
For questions, please contact Dr. David J. Roof at djroof@bsu.edu