[Pols-announce] FW: Public Data for Social Justice, March 2 and Educate & Act: Civic Engagement in 2020, Part II, March 3

[Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick]

FYI

From: Caine, Carolyn Frances <caine at ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:28 AM
Cc: Rosenblum, Brian <brianrosenblum at ku.edu>; Ryan, Emily <eryan at ku.edu>
Subject: Public Data for Social Justice, March 2 and Educate & Act: Civic Engagement in 2020, Part II, March 3

Good morning,

Please see attached and below information about two events taking place next week at The Commons:


Public Data for Social Justice

3:00 - 5:00 pm, Monday, March 2, at The Commons

Join this hands-on workshop for an exploration on data, ethics, and social justice. Participants will work in teams to analyze and visualize data sets related to political activism in the United States and around the globe. Data sets may draw in geopolitical, social media, and public data. Sylvia Fernández and Germaine Halegoua are leading this workshop, sponsored by the Institute for Digital Research on the Humanities.

Please bring your laptops. Refreshments and snacks will be served. Please RSVP to idrh at ku.edu<mailto:idrh at ku.edu> by February 28.


Educate & Act: Civic Engagement in 2020, Part II: The Voting Process

Presented by The Commons, the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, the Center for Service Learning, and the KU Civic Engagement Ambassadors

5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 3, at The Commons

This series features experts on different aspects of US democracy, and centers opportunities for civic engagement. It is intended to help demystify elements of the systems and processes at work in the US democracy. It is also an opportunity to ask questions of local experts who study and work in this realm. Programs in this series feature campus resources as well as specialists beyond the University.

In Part II: The Voting Process,<http://thecommons.ku.edu/event/870> presenters will speak on topics that bear relevance to faculty, staff, and students at KU as well as first-time voters. Among the topics they will explore are:

- What are the primaries like in Kansas?
- How can I vote if I’m away from home?
- How can I participate in advance voting?
- What are the important deadlines I need to know?
- What are trends in voter turnout on campuses?
- What should I expect to see in my polling place?
- How does a KU affiliation affect my involvement?

Panelists:
Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, KU Student
Kelly Whitten, KU State Relations
Jamie Shew, Douglas County Clerk
Patrick Miller, KU Department of Political Science

We hope to see you there!

Best,

Carrie
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Carolyn Caine
Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas
1541 Lilac Lane, Blake Hall 607, Lawrence, KS 66045-3129
caine at ku.edu<mailto:caine at ku.edu> | 785-864-9102
she/her/hers

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