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Institute For Civic Engagement

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The Institute for Civic Engagement is a consortium of scholars, engaged citizens, artists, scientists, writers and students, dedicated to the ideals of participatory community involvement and the essential importance of an informed, critical, and active citizenry. Both local and global in constitution and intent, the Institute addresses questions of pertinent social interest to: to stimulate dialogue, to present balanced scholarship, to encourage critical analysis in students and citizenry, and to foster active participation in the complex and ongoing process of growth and reform. http://www.burlington.edu/node/276

Programs in this Series

Format: 2012-05-25
Format: 2012-05-25
Arab Spring - Kathy Kelly, Journalist with Eyewitness Reports - 09/07/2011
Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series. Kathy Kelly, Journalist with Eyewitness Reports, kicks off the Institute's 2011-2011 Series on 'The Arab Spring'.
Victim Rights - 04/20/2011
Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series. Panelists discuss the issue of Victim Rights laws and legislation in Vermont. 
Panel on Egypt - 02/16/2011
The recent and ongoing events in Egypt are the focus of this discussion with panelists, Gregory Gause (UVM), Febe Armanios (Middlebury College), and Bojac Ergene (UVM). Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker...
Mark Stoler - The Dual System: Militias to Armies - 10/13/2010
Mark Stoler, PhD, UVM Professor Emeritus and military historian speaks on the 'Dual System: Militias to Armies.  Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series.
Corporate Personhood - Part of the Constitution? - 09/17/2010
Panelists Norman Blais, Sandy Baird and Jared Carter, all attorneys, speak on the implications of the recent Supreme Court Ruling on campaign financing.  Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series.
The Case of the F-35s - 09/15/2010
Panelists Kesha Ram and Suzi Wizowaty (State Legislators), Meaghan Emery, South Burlington City Councilor, and Veteran/Activist Roger Bourassa speak on the issue which has drawn attention on issues of public safety and rights, as well as defense...
Jeff Conant; Poetics of Resistance, The Zapatista Insurgency - 09/09/2010
Jeff Conant is a writer, educator, and social justice activist with a focus on international development and ecology. His book, A Poetics of Resistance: the Revolutionary Public Relations of the Zapatista Insurgency (AK Press, 2010)...
The Importance of Burlington Telecom - 12/02/2009
The Institute for Civic Engagement at Burlington College hosts John Franco, co-chair of the Burlington Progressive Party, discussing the importance of Burlington Telecom and other municipally owned infrastructure.
Policing the City - 11/04/2009
Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan and Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling lead this discussion. Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement Series.
Burlington CAO Jonathan Leopold- Financing of the City - 10/21/2009
Burlington City Treasurer Jonathan Leopold speaks to this topic as part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement Series.  Topics include Moran Plant and Burlington Telecom.
War and Democracy - 04/25/2007
War and Democracy
The War Against Women - 04/18/2007
The War Against Women- Inst.for Civic Engagement
A Just War - 02/07/2007
Institute for Civic Engagement- "A Just War"