What is a Town Hall Meeting?
It's a time honored tradition, a way of bring folks together to discuss pertinent issues affecting all of us, a truly American civic forum and format!
What is the First Year Seminar Town Hall Meeting all about?
During the Town Hall Meeting, students from US 101 will facilitate an evening of discussion and awareness-raising on topics pulled from the The Soloist. This book explores the interconnectedness of homelessness and mental illness. Our Town Hall Meeting topics have been selected by our students and focus on some contemporary issues explored in The Soloist.
Prior to the Town Hall Meeting, seminar students will have read multiple texts, conducted research, discussed and "blogged" with each other about these topics. Through their reading, writing, and research they will be able to create purpose-driven conversations during the Town Hall Meeting that can lead to informed action. After the student-led discussions, students and participants will have the opportunity to meet at a dessert reception in the student union. There they can deliberate, negotiate and plan action; the goal is to seek common ground, not blind consensus.
Our hope is that the Town Hall Meeting, as an event and a curriculum, will allow students, instructors, and community members to discover their voice and share knowledge, insights, and expertise. We also hope to encourage student involvement and build connections within and across campus and the community. To view a selection of student abstracts that summarize their research and what they would like to discuss at the town hall, click on any of the following links:
Healthcare Issues for the Homeless and Mentally Ill
Addiction Issues faced by the Homeless and Mentally Ill
The Ethics and Economics of Funding Social Programs
Media Depictions of the Mentally Ill and Homeless
Affordable Housing
Mental Health Issues and Care for Homeless
Homeless Youth and Families
The Town Hall Meeting if free and open to the public.
For more information, please call the First-Year Seminar Office:
Emily Edwards: 994-3517 Stephanie Schlimgen: 994-6434
The Town Hall Meeting is based on a curricular grant supported by the Charles Engelhard Foundation's "Bring Theory to Practice" Project, implemented at CSU-Chico:
http://www.csuchico.ecu/engl/awp/townhall/about/
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