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"Democracy has to be born anew in each generation, and education is its midwife." - John Dewey, 1916
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- The Freshman Summer Reading Program announces the 2006 selection: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Read more...
- The Freshman Summer Reading Program releases the results of the survey of faculty and students. Read more...
- The ADP committee announces its projects for the 2005-2006 academic year.
- The College has joined forces with the Town of Sweden and the Village of Brockport to support a tsunami-damaged orphanage in Sri Lanka. The Tsunami Challenge is under way.
- The Summer Reading Program announces the summer 2005 book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Hadden.
- The Summer Reading Program announces the results of the student and instrutor survey.
- Congress to Campus brings former Congressmen to campus.
- Analysis of the Civic Engagement on campus was released by Gregory Saxon. It was completed as part of the campus audit of civic engagement for the American Democracy Project.
- The Office of Institutional Research and Planning has released the CIRP Survey Summary for the entering 2003 Brockport Freshman class, covering social and political opinions of our student body as well as important college considerations.
- Dr. George Mehaffy from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities visited SUNY Brockport Feb. 13 for a Colloquium to begin campus discussion on the American Democracy Project. His presentation is available, and the follow-up discussion on campus has begun.
- The Center for Civic Life at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania presents Democracy Lab, a new resource that promotes civic engagement and aids in the development of students' leadership skills. Democracy Lab creates small deliberation groups through various online forums. These groups bring together 15-20 students from across the country giving them a place dedicated to fostering discussion and debate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together, the students set an agenda, explore research questions and decide on ways to get involved in their communities. For more information, including descriptions of the individual labs and ways to sign up students, visit the Democracy Lab Web site.
- "Teaching the young about democracy." 2003, Nov. 2. Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
- SUNY Brockport Announces Participation in the American Democracy Project
Local Contact
SUNY Brockport's American Democracy Project Coordinator is Dale Hartnett. For more information or to learn how to participate, call (585) 395-2154.
