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September through November

The “Vote UP” program–a collaboration between University of Portland faculty, staff, and students to increase on-campus voter turnout, engagement, and dialogue in the weeks leading up to the 2012 Presidential election–will be holding a series of events in the coming weeks. The program will include voter registration drives, weekly panel discussions about key issues, debate and election-watch parties, and a post-election wrap-up. Each panel will be followed by discussions facilitated by TOLCS (Teaching Our Leaders Civil Discourse and Service), students trained by the Communication Studies department in civic discourse and public dialogue.

All “Vote UP” events are free and open to the public and will be held at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Locations are subject to change – please check the official Vote UP website at  www.up.edu/voteup  for the most up-to-date information.

Date Event Sponsoring Group Location
9/25 Panel: Health Care UPSNA St. Mary’s Lounge
10/2 Panel: Immigration MEChA St. Mary’s Lounge
10/3 Presidential Debate Watch Party UP Marketing The Cove (6 p.m.)
10/9 Panel: Economy/Budget College Repubs/Dems St. Mary’s Lounge
10/11 Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party UP Marketing The Cove (6 p.m.)
10/16 Presidential Debate Watch Party UP Marketing The Cove (6 p.m.)
10/22 Presidential Debate Watch Party UP Marketing The Cove (6 p.m.)
10/23 Panel: Women’s Issues Feminist Discussion Group St. Mary’s Lounge
10/30 Panel: International/Foreign Policy International Club St. Mary’s Lounge
11/6 Election Watch Party Student Activities The Cove (5 p.m.)
11/13 Panel: Post-Election Implications Roosevelt Institute St. Mary’s Lounge

Vote UP is being sponsored by The New York Times as well as the University of Portland Political Science department, Student Activities, and the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership.

Contact Jeromy Koffler, Student Activities director, with questions at  stuact@up.edu  or 503-943-7470.