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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span>The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for Constitution Day 2025<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"> - </span></span></b>
<b><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">"</span>What Can You Say on Campus at a Public University or College? Free Speech, The Constitution, and College Life</span></b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">"<b> on </b></span><b><span>Wednesday, September 17, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">from </span>2:00pm to 3:30pm<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">.</span></span></b></font></p>
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>In addition to
fulfilling their research and education mission, public colleges and
universities have always had an important role in supporting American
democracy. Central to achieving their vision is the
open exchange of ideas through civic discourse. Please join us as we
explore the civic mission of public higher education, the importance of
nurturing students' civic discourse skills, and recent challenges to
free speech and civic discourse on American campuses.</span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>Join us for a moderated panel discussion followed by breakout sessions.</span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>Panelists</span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-left:40px" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Kapil Longani, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Senior Vice-Chancellor for Legal Affairs and </span>General Counsel<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"> for the State University of New York.</span></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span lang="DE">Heidi Getchell-Bastien, J.D.
</span><span>(Professor, Legal Studies and
Government; Civic Engagement Coordinator, MassBay Community College,
Wellesley, MA). Professor Getchell-Bastien will describe the importance
of civic discourse skills.</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Johann N. Neem (Editor,
<i>Journal of the Early Republic;</i> Professor of History, Western
Washington University). Professor Neem will describe the broader civic
role of higher education historically, as well as some challenges that
role has faced recently from various sectors (students,
faculty, legislators).</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Joseph
Anthony, Assistant Professor of Political Science, SUNY Cortland.
Professor Anthony will <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">discuss </span>the importance of building civic discourse
skills for learning, career
readiness, and civic readiness.</span></font></li></ul><div style="margin-left:40px">
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>Moderator: Daniel Lake, Professor <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">of </span>Political Science<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"> and Director of the Institute for Ethics in Public Life</span>, SUNY Plattsburgh</span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Registration
is necessary for this event. Faculty members may want to join this with
their class or a student group and then have an in-person breakout
session to follow, rather than joining one of the Zoom breakout
sessions.</span> </span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>Website Link: </span><a href="https://cvent.me/eAbLDP" target="_blank"><span>https://cvent.me/eAbLDP</span></a><span></span></font></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><span>Registration Link: </span><a href="https://cvent.me/NLV1Ev" target="_blank"><span>https://cvent.me/NLV1Ev</span></a><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2">An
in-person watch party for the panel-portion of this event will be held
in the Thomas Moran Seminar Room of the Institute for Ethics in Public
Life (Hawkins 233), with the post-panel discussion facilitated by Dr.
Ben Medeiros, Asst. Prof. of Communications Studies. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:40px"><font size="2"><br></font></p>
</div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2">Daniel Lake</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(pronouns: he/him/his)<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Assoc. Prof. of Political Science</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Hawkins 149A</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">101 Broad Street</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(o) <a href="tel:(518)%5645833" value="+15185642217" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">518-564-5833</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>