DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY EVENT TO FEATURE LEE HAMILTON
Educators, youth and community leaders gather to celebrate and strengthen the civic mission of schools
Salt Lake City, UT—The Utah Coalition for Civic, Character and Service Learning is hosting the Fourth Annual Dialogue on Democracy dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The featured keynote speaker is Lee Hamilton who is the president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and served as co-chairman for the Iraq Study Group and vice-chairman of the 9/11 Commission. The Dialogue also features sessions earlier in the day for teachers and for high school and university students.
The Dialogue on Democracy brings together individuals, organizations and community leaders that support and encourage civic learning and engagement in Utah. “The Dialogue on Democracy is the one event in Utah each year that brings together a diverse group of people and organizations for a conversation about advancing civic engagement,” said Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, who chairs the Coalition. “The civic mission of schools must be restored, revitalized, and strengthened. This is vitally important to the future of our state and of our nation.”
The Coalition is working closely with the Utah Commission on Civic and Character Education, chaired by Lt. Governor Gary R. Herbert, which provides leadership for the state’s commitment to civic and character education in the public schools, institutions of higher education, and the larger community.
Two recipients will receive the “Civic, Character and Service Learning Award,” sponsored by the Utah Commission on Civic and Character Education, which will be presented by Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Patti Harrington, Ed.D.
The Utah Coalition for Civic, Character, and Service Learning is a network of organizations, agencies and universities committed to helping schools K-16 accomplish their basic civic mission. It is also a clearinghouse of information and resources on civic education, character education and service learning and works with educators and students—kindergarten through university—to become engaged citizens through civic education programs, such as the Dialogue on Democracy.