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FOSTERING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CIVIC AGENCY

May 20, 2015, 9:30-3:30 p.m. | Kennedy 303/305

A growing body of literature suggest that students develop grit, resilience, and self-directed action by working for constructive social change. This symposium provides a new lens on student success by bringing into dialogue two academic fields: cognitive science research on executive function and the theory and practice of civic agency.

Introduction: Defining Our Terms
How is “civic agency” different from “civic engagement” or “civic service”? Elaine Eschenbacher, Director, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship; What is Executive Function? Phil Zelazo, the Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professor of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Dialogue: Fostering Cognitive Development Through Civic Agency
Moderated discussion between Stephanie Carlson, Professor and Director of Research, Institute for Child Development, University of Minnesota; and Harry Boyte, Senior Scholar in Public Work Philosophy, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship. Featuring a panel of citizen young people and moderated by Peg Finders, Professor and Chair, Department of Education, Augsburg

DEMOCRACY’S EDUCATION – TAKING THE FUTURE IN OUR HANDS

Presented by the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship and the Augsburg Education Department

March 31, 2015, 4:00-6:00 p.m. | East Commons, Christensen Center

Augsburg’s Department of Education and Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship invite you to a celebration of Democracy’s Education, the new book collection edited by Harry C. Boyte, Senior Scholar of the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship.

This event will feature Special Education at Augsburg and its partners as outstanding examples of equipping students to change the world of work as civic innovators and citizen leaders.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE DEBATE


In partnership with the League of Women Voters Minnesota, the Sabo Center hosted a debate of the four candidates for Secretary of State one week before the election.

October 28, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

At this forum Steve Simon (DFL), Dan Severson (R), Bob Helland (I) and Bob Odden (L) debated on topics ranging from Voter ID, military participation in voting, expanded and improved business services, and early voting.

Click here to view a video of this event.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: BUILDING THE SOCIETY WE WANT, HOW WILL WE GET THERE?

A conversation on society, culture, and the economy with Mitch Pearlstein, president of the Center of the American Experiment, and Dane Smith, president of Growth and Justice.

March 25, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

MITCH PEARLSTEIN

Pearlstein, PhD, is founder and president of Center of the American Experiment, a nonpartisan, tax-exempt, public policy and educational institution which brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Pearlstein served two years in the U.S. Department of Education during the Reagan and (first) Bush administrations.

DANE SMITH

Since 2007, Smith has been president of Growth and Justice, a nonpartisan policy research and advocacy organization focused on achieving a more inclusive prosperity for Minnesota, and supporting investments and policies that foster both business growth and economic justice. Smith’s career includes 30 years as a journalist for the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press, where he developed a solid reputation reporting and writing about state, local, and federal government and politics.

This Symposium was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Minnesota.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN

A symposium on how to create policy change, drawing on advice from those with extensive experience working on climate change, the Minnesota Dream Act, and marriage equality.

November 6, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Sateren Auditorium, Charles S. Anderson Music Hall

Three panelists will speak about their experience working for policy change.

KATE KNUTH runs the Boreas Environmental Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. Knuth is a citizen member of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

JUVENTINO MEZA is a founding member of NAVIGATE, a network of immigrant youth and allies seeking to widen the path to higher education for immigrant youth. Meza recently worked as a program assistant at the Citizens League.

SENATOR SCOTT DIBBLE became the third openly gay legislator to serve in the Minnesota Legislature in 2000. After serving one term in the House, Dibble ran for State

Senate in 2002 where he is now serving in his third term.

WOMEN, WAR AND DRONES: “AN AFGHAN WOMAN SPEAKS OUT” FEATURING MALALAI JOYA

13_10_15_13_MalalaiJoya-300x273October 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Malalai Joya is a human rights activist and recipient of numerous international awards. She has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” She was suspended by the Afghan Parliament in 2007 for her criticism of the warlord and drug barons.

Joya is the author of, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.

This event is co-sponsored by: the Department of Political Science, the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center, and the Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning, among other off-campus groups.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: FUNDING MINNESOTA’S FUTURE: STATE GOVERNMENT AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES

March 13, 2013, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.  | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Featured speaker:

Myron Frans, Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue

Respondents:

Sara Carlson, Mayor and former City Council member of Alexandria, Minnesota

Peggy Ingison, CFO, Minnesota Historical Society and former CFO, Minneapolis Public Schools

Video: Funding Minnesota’s Future