Fall 2008 ADP Events

ADP and UCOSA President Watch Party
November 4th 6pm- 12am
University Center, 3rd floor Ballrooms
Watch as the votes are counted and we find out who are next president and other officials will be!  President Webb will be speaking at 10pm, there will be free food throughout the night thanks to The New York Times.

Coffee with the Times
Join us for lively conversation on current events from The New York Times.
Refreshments courtesy of The New York Times.

November 5th at 6:00pm
Evan's Hall, Great Room
New York Times, Food and Drinks will be provided. We will be looking at our new president from the cover of The New York Times!
(The Presidential Election discussion)

October 9th at 6:00pm
Location: Carl Albert Room, Nigh University Center
refreshments provided
(Discussion Focus on Voter Education and Presidential Candidates)

Dr. Ryan Weichelt, Visiting Professor of Geography, will provide a brief overview of his research, “The Electoral Behavior of Hispanics at a National Scale: 1980-2004 and Beyond,” followed by small group discussion at the American Democracy Project’s Coffee with the Times, a series of discussions on timely topics in The New York Times. Weichelt’s talk will analyze previous election results at the county level paying close attention to counties with Hispanic populations greater than 10% of the total population.  The results of this research indicate distinct electoral patterns among individual Hispanic groups as well as differences in spatial voting patterns nationally.  Important questions for 2008 are what role Hispanics will play in the Presidential and Congressional elections, especially in New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, and California.

Contact person: Bethany Scott bscott16@ucok.edu

Read and Lead
Locations will be announced closer to date
The American Democracy Project and Leadership Central are partnering for the Read and Lead program this year. The program will have a political connection with books by John McCain and Barack Obama. By the end of the third book, participants will be more knowledgeable and ready to vote on November 4th in the presidential election. Books provided to the first 30 student for each book in the series (15 books for the 12:00 session and 15 books for the 3:00 session). Faculty and staff are welcome to join, but must bring their own copy of the book.

September 11, 2008
12:00pm and 3:00pm
Faith of My Fathers by John McCain

October 2, 2008
12:00 pm and 3:00 pm
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

October 30, 2008 rescheduled TBA
12:00 pm and 3:00 pm
Evan's Hall Great Room
Millennial Makeover by Winograd and Hais

Contact person: Melissa Ingram, Leadership Central
mingram5@ucok.edu or 974-5563