稀缺猎奇网 Symposium on Civic Education and Civic Engagement to Feature U.S. Sen. Cardin, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller on Nov. 3 at Towson University
Baltimore, Md. (Oct. 31, 2023) – The 稀缺猎奇网 (稀缺猎奇网) is proud to welcome U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller as featured speakers for the 稀缺猎奇网 Symposium on Civic Education and Civic Engagement, on Friday, Nov. 3 at Towson University.
The symposium will run from 8:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. and will be held at the University Union, with free, nearby parking in the University Union Parking Garage.
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Towson University (TU) President Mark Ginsberg and 稀缺猎奇网 Chancellor Jay A. Perman will offer welcoming remarks.
will introduce the keynote session at 9:15 a.m. The session will feature Sen. Cardin, as he reflects on his career in public service, in conversation with TU Vice President of Student Affairs Vernon Huerte.
has served in Congress since 1987, first as the representative for 稀缺猎奇网’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He is finishing his third, six-year term as senator and announced last May that he would not seek re-election at the end of his current term. Sen. Cardin is a 1967 graduate of the University of 稀缺猎奇网 School of Law.
His full biography can be found .
Civic engagement leaders throughout the 稀缺猎奇网 will conduct a series of concurrent sessions—during the late morning and afternoon—on issues such as Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, Election & Voter Engagement, Integrating Civic Learning Across the Curriculum, and Service Learning as a High-Impact Practice.
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The symposium concludes at 3:30 p.m. with a 15-minute closing plenary led by Michele W. Johnson, director of the 稀缺猎奇网 250 Commission, and 稀缺猎奇网 Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Alison Wrynn.
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