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A Conversation on Civil Discourse

As part of Dr. Jeff Frederick’s inaugural week festivities, the Meador Center will host a panel discussion on civil discourse.  The discussion will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, in the Judy Thompson Executive Conference Center (JTEC) on the Drury University campus.

The panel is part of President Frederick’s Inaugural Week festivities.

Panelists include:

  • Abe McGull, Springfield City Councilman
  • Andrew Crocker, Representing Be Civil, Be Heard
  • Joan Gentry, League of Women Voters
  • Charles Taylor, Former member of SPS Board
  • Moderator: Dan Ponder, Director, Meador Center

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dan Ponder at 417.873.7394 or deponder@drury.edu.

 

The Department of Political Science and International Affairs at Drury University houses the L.E. Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship, supported by the Meador Endowment. Founded in 2015 in honor of Professor L.E. Meador, the Drury University Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship is dedicated to the academic inquiry of politics and citizenship in the modern world. The work of the Meador Center is to inspire and engage Drury University students and faculty to work toward that “more democratic and more hopeful world” of which Professor Meador spoke.

The L.E. Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship also seeks to connect the community of scholars at Drury University with the city, state, national, and global communities that Drury and its scholars inhabit. The Center is engaged in many educational and civic programs, such as supporting student grants for study away, research, community engagement, and Pre-Law.

Promotional support provided by Ozarks Public Broadcasting.

Contact Us:

Dan Ponder, Ph.D.

L.E. Meador Professor of Political Science
Director, Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship
OEC 303
Office: (417) 873-7394
deponder@drury.edu

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