CCSU's Political Science Club:
Student Voter Engagement Program
A series of panel discussions between CCSU faculty / staff with the student body of Central to create even better informed student voters.
“proof that wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” Thomas Jefferson 1789, on the passing of the U.S. Constitution.“A republic, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin 1787, on the passing of the U.S. Constitution.
Help us keep the republic full of engaged citizens. Our goal is to target the newest generation of voters, the students, and to help inform them about how their votes will impact their livelihoods. We want to show students how interconnected the various disciplines on campus are and how they interact with politics and legislative policy.
Schedule of planned events:
September 4th: Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas
September 10th: Presidential Debate Watch Party with Kappa Alpha Psi
September 16th: Human Infrastructure Panel Discussion
September 23rd: Physical Infrastructure Panel Discussion
October 1st: Healthcare Access Panel Discussion
October 9th: Understanding our Changing Climate Panel Discussion
October 30th: Inflation/Supply Chain Panel Discussion
November 5th: Election Night watch party
September 4th, 6-8 pm at Alumni Hall in Central's Student Center!
Come meet Connecticut's Secretary of the State: Stephanie Thomas
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they can do this is by not voting."
* Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
the 32nd President of the United States of America
Rescheduling: September 16th, 6-8 pm in Alumni Hall of Central's Student Center
Human Infrastructure Panel: What is dissent with the government, and is it normal? How do we talk with each other if we aren't event discussing the same thing? How do people organize, from highly structured unions to socially responsive groups, and how can they benefit from the new age of artificial intelligence. How can students use these structures to organize? How is it influenced by policy and politics on the local, state and federal levels? What's the deal with Artificial Intelligence and how can students use it responsibly?
Political Science, Coordinator of International Studies, Faculty Member African American Studies
Latin American, Latino, & Caribbean Center Executive Board; Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies, Minor; Professor - Dr. Walton Brown-Foster
The AAUP's Director of Union Organization for Connecticut State University Faculty - Paul Filson
Associate Professor, Philosophy Department Chair, Social Justice Minor Coordinator, and International Studies: Global Studies BA Coordinator - Dr. Audra King
Ph.D. Professor and Chair of
Management Information Systems and Coordinator of the new Application of Artificial Intelligence Minor - Dr. Michael Gendron
October 2nd, 6-8 pm in Vance Academic Center Room 105 -
Travelers Lecture Hall
Healthcare Access Panel: How does access to healthcare affect people/society? What are the economics around it? How is it influenced by policy and politics on the state and federal levels? How can we provide better access to our society?
Department of Nurse Anesthesia Practice in the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Professor -
Terri Williams
Associate Professor of Economics,
Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies, Minor -
Dr. Alfredo Rosete
Senior Honors Nursing Student - Courtney Chamberland
October 9th, 5-7 pm in Vance Academic Center Room 105 -
Travelers Lecture Hall
Understanding Our Changing Climate Panel: What impact does climate change really have on our world? How does it directly affect students? What policies can be put in place to help our world eventually recover, and how can they be sustainably implemented? What can be done, and how can students make an impact?
Professor of Geography and Sustainability Dr. Charles Button
Geological Sciences - Troy Schinkel
Director of Facilities Management - James Grupp
Marine, Ecology, and Biology Professor - Dr. Michelle Kraczkowski
October 30th, 6-8 pm in Traveler's Hall, Room 105 of Vance Academic Center
How do global supply chains and inflation affect Connecticut citizens? What kind of policies are used at the state and federal levels to help Connecticut goods in the global marketplace? What are the biggest exports (besides insurance) and imports for the state, and how are they affected by these factors?
Management & Organization Associate Professor, Dr. Sarah Stookey
Economics Associate Professor, Dr. Brian Osoba
Management Student, Senior Connor Cavanaugh
Our Goals:
To increase, informed student voter turnout.
To help ensure that politicians keep students in mind when passing laws.
To help the student body become aware of the political landscape beyond tuition changes.
To inspire student engagement on campus.
Our Plan:
Set up an A-B weekly schedule.
A weeks – panel discussions: 3 professors each from a different discipline talking about how politics/policy affect their fields.
B weeks – debate within the student body, have rules (no hate, no attacking the person, only the ideas, etc.)
Take minutes at these meetings for a summary write up to send state politicians.
Use Zoom for each event so that students can join in from wherever they are. Record each event so that people can watch them later.
Voter registration tables at the meetings (discussions & debates)
Set up a huge voter registration drive at the Student Club Fair
Work with the office of the Secretary of State to have information QR codes for people to go to the online voting guide.
Start combining forces with the various community outreach clubs on campus.
We hope you’re interested in joining us as we try to encourage student voter engagement on our campus and feel inspired to do so at yours!