Madison Vision Series in '15-'16

Contact Information

Bill Wilson

Contact Details

wilsonwr@jmu.edu

Description

Madison Institutes Director Bill Wilson continued several broad reaching efforts with regards to civic engagement. Most notably, he worked with the Office of the President to coordinate the Madison Vision Series (MVS). The six speakers this year were: Professor Stewart Harris, host of radio show Your Weekly Constitutional (which had a segment recorded here as part of the Constitution Day events); Dr. George Kuh, Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment; Dr. Danielle Allen, Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University; Russ Reeder, CEO of icitizen; Dr. Margaret Hu, assistant professor of law at Washington and Lee and cyber surveillance expert; and Dr. Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA professor of education and diversity expert.

Involvement

Involves Staff, Involves Participants External to JMU

Scope

JMU Only

Date

Academic Year AY '15-'16

Frequency

Ongoing (Currently in existence, year round)

Areas of Engagement

Civic Engagement

Format

Department

On/Off campus

On campus