Hauenstein Center's October events focused on election issues

Portrait of Megan Rydecki
Megan Rydecki, director of the Hauenstein Center
Image credit - Amanda Pitts

的 Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies’ fall programming slate kicks off in October with several events spotlighting the key issues for November’s election. 

“October will be a busy month for the Hauenstein Center, and we are excited to welcome Grand Valley students, faculty and staff to what we expect to be some of our most compelling events of the year,” said Megan Rydecki, director of the Hauenstein Center. 

的 center’s month of activities begins with a discussion featuring Jay Barth, director of the 威廉 J. 克林顿 Presidential Library & 博物馆. Barth will discuss the innovative election tactics the former president utilized during his 1992 and 1996 campaigns. Barth’s presentation “How President Bill 克林顿's Campaigns Reshaped Modern Presidential Politics,” begins at 10 a.m. on October 10 at the L. 威廉 Seidman Center. 

Rydecki说 Barth’s conversation will provide context to this year’s election strategies by discussing the success of President 克林顿’s campaigns.

“Jay is an expert on electoral politics, and we are excited to welcome him to campus to help us make sense of some of the news headlines we've seen this election season by looking to the past,” Rydecki说.

Student fellows in the Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy will have the opportunity to listen to the experiences and knowledge from CLA graduates during the CLA Alumni Panel 10月11日. This year’s panel features CLA graduates Katie Beemer, Taylor Boyd, AJ Fossel and Nate Gillespie. 的 event begins at 4 p.m. in the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand 急流的校园.

Authors Hyrum and Verlan Lewis headline the center’s Progressive/Conservative Summit during a luncheon at noon on October 15 at the L. 威廉 Seidman Center. 的 Lewises will discuss their book, “的 Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America,” and examine the historical context behind the two groups.

Rydecki说 that the conversation will aim to foster meaningful dialogue between diverse political groups.

“All who are concerned about the state of political polarization in the U.S. are invited to join us for a conversation about how to change the way we talk about politics for the better,” Rydecki说. 

With the presidential election approaching, the Hauenstein Center welcomes four speakers for a panel discussion on U.S. foreign policy issues that will resonate through the election 周期. 的 U.S. Foreign Policy Public Forum will begin at 6 p.m. on October 21 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand 急流的校园. 

Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations
Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations

Speakers at the event include: Michael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations; Kori Schake, senior fellow and director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation; and Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

Rydecki说 the Hauenstein Center is honored to be collaborating on the event with the Council on Foreign Relations.  

“When the Council on Foreign Relations reached out to us to host one of their four U.S. Foreign Policy Public Forums to be held in battleground states across the nation, we knew we couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring CFR's depth of expertise to Grand Rapids,” Rydecki说. 

“的 goal of this nonpartisan discussion is to offer insight to voters on what foreign policy challenges the winner of the presidential election is likely to face, and how we expect the election to shape the future of U.S. foreign policy.”

订阅

Sign up and receive the latest Grand Valley headlines delivered to your email inbox each morning.