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Volume CX, Issue 10
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NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
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Jaspers Vote Event Empowers Students to be Politically Educated In an event held on campus last Tuesday, Oct. 29, students from Margaret Groarke, Ph.D.’s political science class, The U.S. Presidency, hosted a special event in tandem with Jaspers Vote to celebrate and promote awareness for the upcoming presidential election. Held in front of Squeri Hall, the event featured the debut of an election information booklet, which the students had researched and compiled as part of their semester project. Reflecting on the journey that led to the creation of the election information booklet, Groarke shared how its inspiration sparked from an initiative she heard about at
another college. “I met somebody who does this at another college, and I was like, ‘That’s a good idea’,” Groarke said. “So I talked to my US Presidency class about it, and they were game. So we talked about what issues should we include and they each took an assignment to research a single issue, and we pulled together a lot of information.” Gabrielle Blair, a senior philosophy major who worked on the project, explained the purpose of the booklet, highlighting its role as a resource for student voters. Blair noted that it covers key topics like candidate backgrounds and major policy issues. “We have abortion, gun policy, climate change, economic policy, foreign policy, and probably any issue you might be concerned about in this election is all in this data
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that we collected,” Blair said. Blair also discussed the process that went into the booklet, emphasizing the hard work each student put into making the booklet a comprehensive guide. “Each of us was assigned an issue in this upcoming election and had to do extensive research on it. We then compiled all the information into this booklet, and then we all formatted it together,” Blair said. Groarke explained the purpose behind the booklet, noting its aim to help students understand each candidate’s stance on key issues. “The purpose is really to try to give people a sense of where the candidates stand on the issues,” Groarke said. “There’s a little bit of information about __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Manhattan University recently announced a new honors program co-led by New York Times best-selling author, James Patterson ‘69, that will be implemented across the institution starting in 2025. The James Patterson Honors Program will provide students with workshops and opportunities centered around improving writing skills, personal development and preparation for entering various industries. According to an article on manhattan.edu, “The mission of the Patterson Honors Program is to provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, writing and creative problem-solving to prepare top students for fulfilling careers in various industries. Manhattan University conscientiously equips its students to be ethical, successful citizens in the real world.” Bridget Chalk, Ph.D., associate provost and English professor, spoke to The Quadrangle about the program’s relationship with James Patterson. “He [James Patterson] came to us with the interest in supporting something like this, and so it’s been a really interesting process talking to him about his vision, but sharing with him the more academic, higher education side of it,” Chalk said. “The program is being developed
through a dialogue with Mr. Patterson, which has been a really fascinating process to be a part of, and should be really wonderful and dynamic for our students when they enter the program.” The James Patterson Honors Program has been declared to be open and available to students from all majors across the university and will provide a variety of experiences for students to cultivate their skills in their major. “Right now, there’s a certain amount of courses that students have to take,” Chalk said. “We’re going to scaffold the Patterson Program on top of those academic requirements, because the Patterson Program is primarily about leadership and career development. So though there will be rigorous academics, the program is really aimed more toward developing our students abilities at professionalization, networking and seeking out opportunities and internships in the field that they wish to enter upon graduation. There will also be a high profile speaker series where students will be able to network in more intimate settings.” The Patterson Program will be available to students regardless of major through a carefully vetted process. Rani Roy, Ph.D., interim provost, spoke to The Quadrangle about the types of students that are considered for the program. __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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