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. “Civic Stewardship for the Millennial Generation" will serve as the theme for the Fourth ADP South Conference scheduled for November 6-8, 2008 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. Students, faculty, and staff from the ADP South Consortium universi-ties will meet in the aftermath of the November 4th national election to discuss the campaign, president elect, incoming administration, and the power and influence of the Millennials, an 83 million member strong generation. John Seigenthaler, Jr. will be the conference featured speaker. He is a former NBC weekend anchor person and MSNBC reporter and cur-rently works for the Associated Press. Mr. Seigenthaler has roots in Nashville where he worked for several media outlets. He will offer com-mentary on the election and speak to national and global challenges in which university students are and will be engaged. Tentative plans for the conference include Thursday evening music and snacks, an opening plenary session of Friday that will set the tone for the conference, morning workshop sessions, and Mr. Seigen-thaler’s address. A brief lunch will be followed by a student “think tank” session that will take advantage of MTU’s extensive broadcast journal-ism resources with the objective of producing video public service an-nouncements with civic and global messages. A faculty roundtable will provide an opportunity to share the “ADP thrill of victory and agony of defeat” insights.

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The Friday evening meal will be enjoyed in down-town Murfreesboro at Main Street, the hub of local civic engagement endeavors. The ADP South annual awards will be announced following the dinner and the conferees will be free to enjoy the night life thereafter. The student “think tank” PSA spots will be described and/or shown on Saturday morning and the conference will provide time for university or regional planning sessions before the closing lunch and departure. The conference planning group is considering a call for brief video descriptions of ADP South uni-versity projects that will be gathered prior to the conference and edited into a visual archive and presented during the conference.

Photo: ADP South Conference 2007—Kennessaw State University

Meeting Schedule Thursday, June 12 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Registration 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Refreshment Break 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Plenary: Erik Peterson 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Reception 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Small Group Discussions and Q & A Friday, June 13 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast Breakout Sessions 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Campus and Friends Showcase 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m Plenary: Tamara Draut 1 p.m. – 2 p.m Campus and Friends Showcase Viewing 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m Concurrent Sessions 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Student Think Tank 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 5 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.Civic Engagement Film Festival: Europe in One Room 6:45 p.m. Dinner on your own Saturday, June 14 5:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Sunrise Hike up Hidden Peak 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.S tudent Think Tank 12 p.m. – 2 p.mLunchon your own 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m Concurrent Sessions 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Closing Plenary: Maya Enista 5:30 p.m. Karaoke and Barbeque Bash

Join us in Snowbird, Utah from June 12-14, 2008 for the 6th annual American Democracy Project National Meeting as we explore the theme “Citizenship in the New Millennium.” We have an outstanding program planned with terrific plenary speakers, workshops, campus showcases, opportunities for small group discussions, and much more. For registration information visit http://www.aascu.org/meetings/08_ADP/index.htm

Pre-Conference The conference will kick off on Thursday, June 12 with the following Pre-Conference Workshops:

• 1:00 - 3:30 pm Election Year Opportunities and Possibilities • 1:00 - 3:30 pm Workshop on Assessment of Civic Engagement • 1:00 - 3:30 pm Collaborating with Student Affairs • 1:00 - 3:30 pm Getting Started with ADP The first plenary session will be at 4:00 pm featuring our keynote speaker, Erik R. Peterson. During the past two years, Erik and a group of nine ADP campuses have been developing resources and strategies to prepare undergraduates as globally competent citizens. Erik will discuss the work of that project in his opening address; other participants will share how the project is being implemented on ADP campuses at concurrent sessions throughout the conference.

In addition to the regular program features, Friday night we will host another Civic Engagement Film Festival. Saturday morning will begin with an optional Sunrise Hike up Hidden Peak . Saturday night there will be a grand celebration, with a Karaoke and Barbecue Bash (featuring, of course, songs about democracy). This is going to be a very rich program, both a celebration of accomplishments and a dia-logue about future initiatives.

6th Annual American Democracy Project (ADP) National Meeting Snowbird, Utah June 12-14, 2008

Speakers include:

Erik Peterson Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Director and Founder, Global Strategy Institute, has lec-tured about trends in global devel-opment all over the world. Tamara Draut Author of Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead and Director of the Eco-nomic Opportunity Program at Dēmos.

Maya Enista Chief Executive Officer, Mobi-lize.org, has been active in public service since she was an under-graduate. She began her career as the east coast coordinator for Rock The Vote at age 17.

Gerald L. Taylor Southeast Regional Director, In-dustrial Areas Foundation (IAF), has a long history of community development and organizing work throughout the United States.

Hotel accommodations can be booked directly with the hotel by calling Snowbird’s Central Reservation Office at 1-800-453-3000 or by emailing lodging@snowbird.com. Individuals are encouraged to identify themselves as part of AASCU’s American Democracy Project (ADP) room block to receive the discounted group rate. Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is approximately 30 miles from the Salt Lake City International Airport. Express round trip airport transfers from Salt Lake International Airport to Snowbird are currently $60.00. Hours from the airport are from 8 a.m. to midnight with departures every hour. Return trips leave Snowbird 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the hour, based on reservations. Return trips should be reconfirmed with Canyon the day prior to departure. For general information on traveling to Snowbird, please visit the website.

“The project targets undergraduates enrolled at institutions that are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The project grows out of a concern about decreasing rates of participation in the civic life of America in voting, in advocacy, in local grassroots associations, and in other forms of civic engagement that are necessary for the vitality of our democracy.” aascu (http://www.aascu.org/programs/index.htm)

“ W H O H O L D T H E P O W E R I N A M E R I C A N D E M O C R A C Y ? ”

On March 25, 2008 more than 50 University of North Florida students, staff, and faculty members participated in the first UNF Voices Forum. The forum addressed the question: “Who Holds the Power in American Democracy?” Issues related to the role of the individual in our representa-tive democracy were discussed. Guest speakers included Supervisor of Elections, Jerry Hol-land, and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Kyle Scott. The organizations that participated in the planning included Critical Minds, Project Affect, the Progressive Action Com-mittee, Americans for Informed Democracy, and Students Without Borders The purpose of the UNF Voices Forum is to bring students, faculty, staff, and community members together to critically discuss public issues.

Focus on Campus Projects

Photos: University of North Florida’s Voices Forum

ON A PERSONAL NOTE… Derek Sutton, an Instructor of Political Science at North Georgia College and State University, and the Student Initiatives Chair for American Democ-racy Project South, was recently accepted into the Higher Education Administration Doctoral Program at the University of South Carolina. Upon completing the fall2008-srping 2009 semester at North Georgia College and State University, Derek will be moving to Columbia, SC to begin classes. Congratulations and good luck, Derek!

As a way to empower the students and provide them with an opportunity to participate directly in the realiza-tion of ADP objectives, ADP Steering Committee at UNF asked several student organizations to plan, organize, and take ownership of the UNF Voices Forum.

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY WINS ONE CAMPAIGNE CHALLENGE! This ONE year, hundreds of school and more than 27,000 students raised their voices against poverty by entering the ONE Campus Challenge. Throughout the challenges' three stages, ONE rewarded campuses for their efforts. In January, at the beginning of phase 2, ONE flew representatives from the top 100 schools to D.C. for an elite three-day conference, and in February, at the start of phase 3, ONE pre-sented the top 10 schools with grants to fund their own poverty-fighting programs. In the end, ONE rewarded the school that proved that its students were the most creative and effective poverty fighters in the country; Western Kentucky emerged as that winner. According the judges of the ONE Campus Challenge, “Western Kentucky showed hustle and energy and engaged the entire community which was impres-sive. Western Kentucky was savvy and the fact that they were able to get, for example, 160 people to send letters in support of the Education For All Act, showed a lot of tangible advocacy.” (http://www.one.org/campus/blog/2008/04/09/who-won-the-campus-challenge/#more-256)

2008-09 Gene Hatfield, Past Chair- Clayton College and State Uni-versity Mike McCullough Ex. Dir. Ctr - The University of Tennessee at Martin Beverly McCormick, Past Chair - Morehead State Uni-versity Ron Kates Chair - Middle Ten-nessee State University (2009) Greg Kaufman, Vice Chair, Georgia College and State University Ron Sitton, At Large, Univer-sity of Arkansas- Monticello Greg Granger, At Large, Northwestern State University David Locascio, At Large, Longwood University Molly Kerby, Communications Secretary, Western Kentucky University Amelia Ross-Hammond, Pro-gram Initiatives, Norfolk State University Derek Sutton, Student Initia-tives, North Georgia College Jackie Tisdell, Founding Chair - Louisiana System

ADP South Executive Council

Coming in 2008 The American Democracy Project National Meeting Snowbird, Utah June 12-15, 2008 Join us in Snowbird, Utah as we explore the theme “Citizenship in the New Millennium." We have an outstanding program planned with terrific plenary speakers, workshops, campus showcases, opportuni-ties for small group discussions, and much more.

The American Democracy Project Southern Consortium-2008 Middle Tennessee State University November 6-8, 2008 “Civic Stewardship for the Millennial Generation" will serve as the theme for the Fourth ADP South Conference scheduled for November 6-8, 2008 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. Students, faculty, and staff from the ADP South Consortium universi-ties will meet in the aftermath of the November 4th national election to discuss the campaign, president elect, incoming administration, and the power and influence of the Millennials, an 83 million member strong generation.

Volume 2, Spring 2008 A Publication of the American Democracy Project—Southern Consortium Send questions or comments to: molly.kerby@wku.edu

Photo: Students at ADP South 2007, Kennessaw State University

Does your campus have an awesome service-learning or civic engage-ment project that you would like to share with the ADP Southern Consor-tium? Is there an event coming up you would like published in our newslet-ter? Let us know!!!!! Mike McCullough, Ex. Dir., mccullou@utm.edu Molly Kerby, Communica-tions Secretary, molly.kerby@wku.edu Ron Kates, Chair . rkates@mtsu.edu Greg Kaufman, Vice Chair, gregg.kaufman@gcsu.edu Ron Sitton sitton@uamont.edu Greg Granger grangerg@nsula.edu David Locascio locasciod@longwood.edu Amelia Ross-Hammond, Program Initiatives, anross-hammond@nsu.edu Derek Sutton, Student Ini-tiatives, jdsutton@ngcsu.edu