The Daily Bulletin

The State University of New York will host a systemwide event, "Constitution Day: Deliberation on Voting in the United States," on Thursday, September 17, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Constitution Day is an opportunity for students from across the SUNY system to participate in an open dialogue on voting.  Faculty and staff moderators will help guide the discussion and facilitate open and honest conversation. This event will be delivered online in real time. Please register to receive access information to this free online event. The access information will be sent to you about one week before the event. Registration closes Thursday, September 10, or when the event reaches capacity.

This event will be held in the form of a public deliberation on the history, problems, and future of voting in the United States. Students will have the opportunity to meet with other students in colleges throughout the system to discuss these topics in small groups via Zoom. This event will use materials developed by the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) of Dayton, Ohio, as part of its With the People initiative. 

Please promote this event to your students. The hope is to have a robust discussion, with students sharing ideas and working through the issues with their peers from across the system.  

If you have questions, please e-mail Peter Sawyer, chair of the History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences Department and director of the Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement at Hudson Valley Community College.