Calendar of Events
Free Public Events
Spring Events
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January |
Tuesday, Jan. 20: Join us for a viewing of the Presidential Inauguration in the PAC from 8-10 a.m. Come watch as President-Elect Barack Obama is sworn into office.
Monday, Jan. 26: The Year of Democracy opens the spring semester with an International Democracy fair and student panel at 1 p.m. in HSS 203. The performance of "A Walk in the Woods" with a reception will begin in the PAC at 6p.m.
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February |
Tues. Feb. 17: Actor Arthur Burghardt presents Frederick Douglass, a one-man interpretation in the PAC at 11:30.
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March |
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April |
Monday, April 13: Dr. Elenora Pasotti will be speaking in the CCCR at 10 a.m. Drawing on the experiences of three cities on three continents, Pasotti will discuss how cities, using Naples, Bogata and Chicago as her case studies, can recover from decades of poor government, entrenched patronage, lack of development, and social conflict and make a transition to a new form of governance: brand politics. Pasotti is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC Santa Cruz.
Multicultural Day: Wed. April 15
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Faculty Lecture Series |
The Faculty Lecture Series take place in the T.V. Studio in the Communications Building at Noon.
Wed. Feb. 18 Anthropology Professor John Baker will speak on "The U.S. & "Them," How the U.S. Compares as a Democracy." The United States is the world's longest-running democracy. But is it the best? This presentation will consider how the U.S. compares with some of the world's other democracies with regard to freedom, education, and other measures of democratic success.
Wed. March 18: Political Science Professor Steve Pfeffer (Topic TBA)
Wed. April 15: Economics Professor Ray Zhang (Topic TBA)
Fall Events
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September |
Wednesday, 9/17: Constitution Day, Year of Democracy opens with a Free Speech Fair and Voter Registration Drive beginning at 10 am. Keynote speaker John Dean, constitutionalist and former White House counsel to President Richard Nixon, will speak in the Performing Arts Center at 12:30 pm. His newest book is Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
Monday, 9/29: Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Michael Lief, author of The Walls Came Tumbling Down, will speak on important civil liberties trials at 12:30 pm in the Performing Arts Center.
That evening, nationally recognized political journalist Robert Scheer will speak at the Performing Arts Center at 7:00 pm.
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October |
Rep. Barry Goldwater, Jr. will speak at Moorpark College on Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. in the Campus Center Dining Room. Please join us to hear the former eight-term California Congressman provide a conservative's perspective on our country's economics and politics. Free and open to the public.
Monday, 10/13: Historian Klaus Fischer will discuss student revolts during the Vietnam War period as detailed in his book America in Black, White and Gray. in the Campus Center Conference Room at noon.
Thursday, 10/16: The Ventura County Civil Grand Jury will present on the ins and outs of serving on a grand jury at 11:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Conference Room.
Monday, 10/27: Marta Jorgensen will speak about what it's like to run for Congress, in the Campus Center Conference Room at 10 a.m.
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November |
Thursday, 11/13: Election Wrap Panel. Ventura County Star's Sacramento Bureau Chief, Timm Herdt leads this panel discussion, in the Performing Arts Center at 2 pm.
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Election Day Discussions |
The Political Science Association is hosting an Election Day Discussion. Come watch the Election Coverage on Tues. Nov. 4 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Campus Cafeteria. We will open the floor to discussion and comments. This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the community.
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Debate Night Discussions |
The Political Science Association is hosting a Debate Night Discussion. Come watch the Vice-Presidential Debate on Thurs. Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Campus Cafeteria. After the debate we will open the floor to discussion and comments. This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the community.
Come watch the second presidential debate on Tues., Oct. 7 6p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Campus Cafeteria. After the debate we will open the floor to discussion and comments. This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the community.
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Faculty Lecture Series |
Wed. Oct. 15 Journalism Professor Joanna Miller will be speaking on the effects of the media on the Presidential Election.
The Faculty Lecture Series Take place in the T.V. Studio in the Communications Building at Noon.
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Film Series |
Patty Colman will speak with the showing of Amistad on Oct. 20 at 3p.m. in the Forum
Susan Kinkella will discuss Iron Jawed Angels on Nov 5 at 3 p.m. in the Forum