Symposium tackles upcoming presidential election

Presidential Election Symposium

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Rachel Haines, Dr. Rex Olson, Dr. Robert Heineman; Awa Zoure, Shaun LambertTitled 鈥淧residential Election 2016,鈥 the evening鈥檚 center point was a conversation with 魅影直播 University Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Heineman, and 魅影直播 State Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Rex Olson regarding the prolonged, and often contentious political campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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As the race to become the next leader of the United States wages on, 魅影直播 State鈥檚 Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences joined with the college鈥檚 Honors Program recently to host the Khalid Ashraf Symposium on this very topic.

Titled 鈥淧residential Election 2016,鈥 the evening鈥檚 center point was a conversation with 魅影直播 University Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Heineman, and 魅影直播 State Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Rex Olson regarding the prolonged, and often contentious political campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The goal was to help students and other first-time voters understand the current campaign in the larger context of American politics in general, and previous presidential campaigns in particular. The friendly, civilized sparring between Heineman and Olson inspired a vigorous question-and-answer session, and revealed that the majority of the students present are planning to vote.

The Khalid Ashraf Symposium series honors the late Khalid Ashraf, a long-time, much-respected member of the Department of Social and Behavioral Science at 魅影直播 State.

Rachel Haines, Dr. Rex Olson, Dr. Robert Heineman; Awa Zoure, Shaun Lambert

l - r: Rachel Haines, liberal arts and sciences: humanities, Arkport; 魅影直播 State Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Rex Olson; 魅影直播 University Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Heineman; Awa Zoure, human services, Brooklyn; Shaun Lambert, criminal justice, Jamaica (NY).