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“Our Community, Our Future: The Role of Citizens in Solving the High School Dropout Situation” an Alabama Issues Forums Workshop
The David Mathews Center for Civic Life will host a workshop focusing on the dropout issue in Alabama high schools entitled, “Our Community, Our Future: The Role of Citizens in Solving the High School Dropout Situation”. The workshop will be held Tuesday, March 6 from 10:00am – 1:30pm at the Taylor Center on the campus of Auburn University Montgomery. Dr. Shelley Stewart, President and CEO of 02ideas and founder of the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, will present the luncheon keynote address.
The Center will release a comprehensive report based on deliberative forums convened in 28 Alabama counties derived from interaction with 900 citizens. The report will also unveil decisive action steps under development by various communities uniquely designed to eliminate the drop out issue in their community’s high schools.
Seating is limited to 100 and reservations are required by March 2, 2012. Complimentary lunch will be provided to all attendees. The Taylor Center is located on the AUM campus at 7031 Senators Drive, Montgomery.
A Conversation on Alabama’s Civic Health featuring Dr. Robert Putnam
The David Mathews Center for Civic Life is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Putnam, Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University will deliver the keynote address for the unveiling of the Alabama Civic Health Index (ACHI), Thursday, April 19th at the Joseph M. Farley Alabama Power Auditorium located at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, from 6:00PM – 7:30PM.
The ACHI focuses on civic indicators – such as rate of volunteerism and voter registration – that reflect the current civic health of the state. Dr. Putnam, regarded by the London Times as “the most influential academic in the world today,” addresses a number of these civic indicators on a national scale in his book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.
The presentation of the ACHI and the keynote address will be preceded by a reception from 5:00pm – 6:00pm in the main lobby of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery. The event is free but space is limited. Please confirm your attendance by April 12, 2012.
