The American Democracy Project
The American Democracy Project (ADP) is a national initiative of the AASCU that seeks to increase the civic involvement of students enrolled in state colleges and universities. It's also a major component in fulfilling UMA's civic engagement mission. We became an official member of the American Democracy Project in August of 2007.
2007/2008 American Democracy Project Events:
Constitution Week
9/17: Professor M.L. Davitt leads a breakfast discussion of the 1st Amendment; "The Constitution Movie" plays all day in the STC Lounge Constitution Week
9/18: TimesTalk discussion in Huskins Lounge; Dr. Jon Schlenker presents the "Declaration of Academic Interdependence". : TimesTalk
9/19: Dean Jon Henry leads a lunchtime discussion; Sarah Walton holds a forum on "Student Rights Under the First Amendment": Constitution Week
9/20: TimesTalk discussion in STC Lounge, Augusta; Tom Tomberline holds a forum on "Search and Seizure"; Constitution Trivia from 9-3; Kids Night From 5-7: TimesTalk
9/21: Kids' Night Constitution Party, 6:30 Huskins Lounge: Constitution Week
Along with our TimesTalk discussions, the NY Times is also used in the following classes:
Augusta
English 389: Francophone Literature, C. Ray
CIS-330: Information Systems Development Methodology, J. Szakas
SOC101: Introduction to Sociology, Dr. Jon Schlenker
Bangor
COL 100: Introduction to College, W. Newton
COM 101: Public Speaking, Professor C. Bates
Our first year of ADP programming here at UMA includes the following:
- Consitution Week
- Civic Engagement Essay contest
- Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
- Service-learning and volunteering (link coming soon)
- TimesTalk
- Engaged Lives Speaker series (information coming soon)
- ADP newsletter