Bridgewater State University
Presidential Election Teach-In
October 3 - 7, 2016
Professor/Director
Department/Group/Organization
Course/Event
Brief Description of Topics/Activities
MaryBeth Tobin
Accounting and Finance
ACFI 1466: Federal Taxation
Researching and Evaluating the Tax Platform of Each
Presidential Candidate
MaryBeth Tobin
Accounting and Finance
ACFI 566: Federal Income Taxation
Researching and Evaluating the Tax Platform of Each
Presidential Candidate
Eric Weeks
American Studies
INTD 220: Introduction to American Studies
Get Out the Vote: Examining recent changes to the Voting
Rights Act and Voter ID laws
Diana Fox
Anthropology
ANTH 309: Anthropology of Art
Cultural Analyses of Artists' Portrayals of the Candidates:
Values, Gender and Power.
Susan Gray
Communication Disorders
COMD 391: Linguistcs in the Clinical Process
Candidates Stated Views on a) Education, b) Special
Education, and c) Communication Disorders.
Suzanne Miller
Communication Disorders
COMD 312: Language Disorders in Children
A Discussion of Each Candidate's Policy
Statements/Proposals for Funding of the CSD Population
(childhood).
Maria Hegbloom
Communication Studies
COMM 224: Communication Research and Writing
Examining Opinion Polls: Sampling, Question
Development, and More.
Maria Hegbloom
Communication Studies
COMM 357: Meaning & Consumption
Presidential Politics and Consumer Society
Tanya Keeney
Counselor Education
CNGC 529: Multicultural Counseling
Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2016 Presidential
Election Through a Multicultural Lens
Christy Lyons Graham
Counselor Education
CNMH 571: Mental Health Counseling Internship
Where the 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand on Mental
Health Issues
Kristy Kuhn
Dance
DANC 255: Creative Dance
Using Movement to Express Students' Political Concerns
Susan Eliason
Early Childhood Education
ECPK 480: Childcare Administration
Informed Advocacy: How Do the Presidential Candidates
Propose Supporting Children and Families?
Madhavi Venkatesan
Economics
ECON 100: Introduction to Economics
Understanding Fiscal Policy and How an Election Can
Impact Economic Activity and Current Political Platforms
Madhavi Venkatesan
Economics
ECON 360: Environmental Economics
The Relationship Between the National Government and
Climate Change Regulation and Current Political Platforms
Madhavi Venkatesan
Economics
ECON 550: Managerial Economics
Understanding Fiscal Policy and How an Election Can
Impact Economic Activity and Current Political Platforms
Madhavi Venkatesan
Economics
ECON 102: Principals of Macroeconomics
A Historical Review of Fiscal Policy, Economic Outcomes
and Current Political Platforms
Michael Jones
Economics
ECON 470-001: Economic Analytics
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Big Data and Big Brother: Information Property Rights,
Government Databases; and Privacy
Bridgewater State University
Presidential Election Teach-In
October 3 - 7, 2016
Professor/Director
Department/Group/Organization
Course/Event
Brief Description of Topics/Activities
ECON 101-005 & 006: Principles of Microeconomics
Examining the Role of Government in a Market Economy
ECON 210-005: Principles of Microeconomics
Examining the Role of Government Measuring the
Outcomes of Public Agencies and Private Organizations
Michael Jones
Economics
Michael Jones
Economics
Michael Jones
Economics
ECON 210-W01 & W02: Principals of Microeconomics
Nancy Witherall
Elementary Education
ELED 330: Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
Building Background and Teaching Domain Specific
Vocabulary Using a Text on Presidential Elections
Nancy Witherall
Elementary Education
ELED 511: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Reading
Building Background and Teaching Domain Specific
Vocabulary Using a Text on Presidential Elections
Nancy Witherall
Elementary Education
READ 202: Exploring New Literacies
Evaluating Campaign Websites; Blogging Knowledge of the
Current Presidential Election; Using an Online Source to
Make a Semantic Web on US Presidential Elections
Jennifer Manak
Elementary Education
ELED 330: Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
How to Meaningfully Engage Students in Critical Literacy
Discussions Regarding the Presidential Elections and
Related Topics
Jennifer Manak
Elementary Education
ELED 220: Introduction to Elementary Education - Honors
How to Meaningfully Engage Students in Critical Literacy
Discussions Regarding the Presidential Elections and
Related Topics
Jennifer Manak
Elementary Education
READ 550: Effective Literacy Instruction
How to Meaningfully Engage Students in Critical Literacy
Discussions Regarding the Presidential Elections and
Related Topics
Jennifer Manak
Elementary Education
READ 558: Literacy Research Seminar
How to Meaningfully Engage Students in Critical Literacy
Discussions Regarding the Presidential Elections and
Related Topics
Emily Field
English
October 6, 11:00-12:15, Weygand 1047. Lecture and Discussion with
political scientist Dr. Alex Gourevitch of Brown University. Contact
Emily Field ([email protected]) for more information or to sign up
your class to attend.
"Does Voting Matter?" Come hear how you can impact
politics at and beyond the ballot box and share your
views on the 2016 election.
Emily Field
English
ENGL 496: Senior Seminar-Multiethinic American Literature of the 19th
Century
Comparing Race and Ethnicity in the 19th Century Elections
to Our Current Election
Ann Doyle
English
ENGL 323: Introduction to Linguistics
Analysis of the Clinton and Trump Nomination Acceptance
Speeches/ The Profession of the Professional Speech Writer
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Examining the Role of Government Measuring the
Outcomes of Public Agencies and Private Organizations
Bridgewater State University
Presidential Election Teach-In
October 3 - 7, 2016
Professor/Director
Department/Group/Organization
Course/Event
Brief Description of Topics/Activities
Ann Doyle
English
English 101 E07: Writing I
The Nature of the Arguments Made in the Two Nomination
Acceptance Speeches, Considering Them as Instances of
Epideixis/ The Profession of the Professional Speech Writer
Joyce Rain Anderson
English
ENGL 326: Native American Writing and Rhetoric
Native American Voting Rights
Joyce Rain Anderson
English
ENGL 511: Native Writing and Rhetoric
Native American Voting Rights
Ann Doyle
English
ENGL 389: Topics in Writing: Genre as Action
What Sorts of Actions the Genre of Nomination Acceptance
Speeches Typically Performs/ The Profession of the
Professional Speech Writer
Yulia Stakhnevich
English
ENGL 300: Teaching English Speakers Other Languages
Analyzing the Political Discourse of the Presidential
Candidates Using Linguistic Analysis
Elizabeth Veisz
English
ENGL321: British Literature 1660-1740
Crime in 1722 and 2016
Emily Field
Paul Rubinson
Thomas Nester
English
History
History
November 3: Interdisciplinary Round Table of BSU Faculty for the
Bridgewater Community. Classes welcome. Tentatively scheduled for
Worst Election Ever?: The 2016 Presidential Election In
6:00, Library 013. Contact Emily Field ([email protected]) for more Historical Perspective
information
Michael Penzo
Geology
GEOL 194-002 and 003: Environmental Geology
Examining the Environmental Plank of the Platform for the
Major Political Parties
Thomas Nester
History
HIST 222: U.S. History and Constitutions to 1865
The 1824 Presidential Election, the "Corrupt Bargain", and
the Relationship Between the Needs of the Political Party
and the Popular Will
Thomas Nester
History
HIST 222: U.S. History and Constitutions to 1865
Historical Memory: Readings on President Andrew
Jackson's removal from the $20 Bill Replaced by Harriet
Tubman
Wing-Kai To
History
HIST 495-002: Asian American History
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the Anti-Immigrant
Movement
Maggie Lowe
History
HIST 221 US History and Constitutions to 1865
Investigating the Political and Legal Context that Created
Racialized Slavery in Virginia, 1619-1700
Maggie Lowe
History
HIST 440: Early American Women’s and Gender History
Examining How Widows Wielded Political Power in the
Early Chesapeake Even Though They Could Not Vote
Amy Couto
Honors Student Congress
October 4 - 5:00-6:00: "Pizza and Prof"
featuring: Dr. Brett Zografos, BSU Honors alumnus, Selectman,
Dighton, MA
How to Get Involved in Politics/Government/Grassroots
Campaigns.
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Bridgewater State University
Presidential Election Teach-In
October 3 - 7, 2016
Professor/Director
Department/Group/Organization
Course/Event
Brief Description of Topics/Activities
Todd Harris
Management
MGMT 140: Introduction to Human Resources
How to "Hire" a President
Jacqueline Anderson
Mathematics
MATH 303: Number Theory
The Mathematics of Voting
Daniel Chase
Movement Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies
RECR 332: Leadership and The Group Process in Recreation
Exploring Competing Leadership Styles
Jennifer Mead
Movement Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies
PHED 117: Foundations of Physical Education, Sciences, and Sport
Congressional and State Legislature Candidates' Positions
on Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Sport-Related
Policy Initiatives
Jennifer Mead
Movement Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies
PHED 318: Sociocultural Foundations of Sport and Physical Activity
Congressional and State Legislature Candidates' Positions
on Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Sport-Related
Policy Initiatives
October 5 - 2:00-3:00 - Pride Center RCC 109: Discussion "Perspectives of the Candidates on GLBT Civil Rights"
"Perspectives of the Candidates on GLBT Civil Rights".
We will examine the positions held by Hillary Clinton
(Democratic Party), Donald Trump (Republican Party),
Jill Stein (Green Party), and Gary Johnson (Libertarian
Party).
A community gathering focused on providing
information about advocacy on certain topics, history of
different aspects of US and Massachusetts politics,
information on processes relating to voting, etc. In
addition to information booths, there will be seating
areas available for more in depth discussion.
Lee Forest
GLBTA Pride Center
Matthew Miller
Jennifer Thibodeau
Laura Mulvey
Christy Lyons Graham
Office of Student Involvement and Leadership
Community Service Center
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
October 6 - 3:30-5:00 - University Park
Election Fair
Lizbeth Hoke
Psychology
PSYC 370-002: Abnormal Psychology
Colby King
Matthew Salomone
Madhavi Venkatasan
Quantity Across the Curriculum (Sociology, Mathematics,
Economics)
October 6th, 5:00-6:30, Maxwell Library Heritage Room
Workshop: Who Counts?: The Politics of Numbers
JM Bodi
Secondary Education and Professional Programs
HSED 412: History and Political Science Strategies
TBD
Jim Calnan
Secondary Education and Professional Programs
HSED 412: History and Political Science Strategies
TBD
Lyman Goding
Secondary Education and Professional Programs
EDHM 210: Introduction to Secondary Education
The Impact of Presidential and Massachusetts Elections on
Education Policy and School History
Stephen Krajeski
Secondary Education and Professional Programs
EDHM 210: Introduction to Secondary Education
Engaging Secondary Students in Current Events: Creating
an Interdisciplinary Lesson Using the 2016 Presidential
Election
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Mental Health Advocacy: Why Your Vote Counts
In this 90-minute workshop, participants will discover
the ways in which numbers shape the American political
process. How are political groups characterized? What
hidden assumptions, biases, and flaws exist behind these
numbers? And what are the behavioral consequences of
how political data are used and misused?
Bridgewater State University
Presidential Election Teach-In
October 3 - 7, 2016
Professor/Director
Department/Group/Organization
Course/Event
Brief Description of Topics/Activities
Robert McManus
Secondary Education and Professional Programs
EDLE 579: Sheltered English Immersion
An Exanination of Candidates Views on Educational
Diversity Programs
Colby King
Sociology
SOCI 199-H01: You've Got Class
What People Mean When They Invoke the Working Class
Colby King
Sociology
SOCI 199-005 FYS: Place and Inequality
Voting Preferences in the Rust Belt
Kimberly Fox
Sociology
SOCI 330: Women's Roles
Gendered Politics and ‘Angry White Men"
Kimberly Fox
Sociology
SOCI 390: Research Methods
Political Polls: What Is Measured Matters
Alexandra Dema
Special Education
SPED 203: Human Diversity
Presidential Campaign Project: Candidate Statements on
Cultural Diversity and Implications for the Teaching
Profession.
Jon Cash
Special Education
SPED 202 - W01: Introduction to Special Education
An Examination of the Policy Positions of Each Candidate
on the Education of Students with Disabilities
Emily Spitzman
Special Education
SPED 203: Cultural Diversity Issues in Schools and Society
Fact Checking the Presidential Debates with Regard to
Social Justice Issues in Education
Melissa Keh
Teaching English Language to Speakers of Other Languages
TESL 505: Reading and Writing in Sheltered Content Classrooms
Analyzing the Political Discourse of the Presidential
Candidates Using Linguistic Analysis
Lisa Rafferty
Theater
FYS THEA 199: Race, Class, and the American Dream in Theater
Political Theater as a Force Since the Days of Shakespeare:
An Examination of Articles and Scripts that Address
Political Issues
Lisa Rafferty
Theater
SYS THEA 299: Innovative Theater Now
Political Theater as a Force Since the Days of Shakespeare:
An Examination of Articles and Scripts that Address
Political Issues
Lisa Rafferty
Theater
THEA 120: Introduction to Acting
An Overview/Introduction to Political Theater Followed by
a Series of Improvisation Exercises Including Mock
Debates, Stump Speeches and Campaign Stops,
and Readings From Scripts
Miranda Guirleo
Theater
THEA 298: The Politics of Fashion
Candidate Fashions and How Style Lines Play a Role in
How a Candidate is Perceived and Gender Bias in How
Candidate Wardrobes are Talked About (or Not Talked
About)
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