Election Day Festivities and Viewing Party
Sponsored by the Political Science Department and the Office of Student Development

Third Presidential Debate Viewing and Discussion: Foreign Policy
The final event in the Presidential Debate Watch Series - co-sponsored by local political leaders and organizers.
As part of the "We the People" Initiative, this event will invite Iona faculty and students to participate in a pre-debate discussion of issues with some elected local officials.
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"Sustainability Roundtable: The Environment in the Political Discourse of the Presidential Campaign"
Dialogue partners will examine what factors account for the lamentable absence of environmental issues in the political discourse of the 2012 presidential campaign. Participants include Dr. Fredrica Rudell (Professor of Marketing and Chair of Iona Environmental Concerns Committee), Dr. Kevin Cawley, CFC, Director of the Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona, and Dr. Daniel Martin, Convener of the Berry Forum and Director of The Art of Working With Life. Moderator: Dr. Yourha Kang, Chair, Biology.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona, & IC-Green
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"Obamacare: Do We Launch the Life Rafts or Break Out the Water Skis?"
What policies create more justice for the middle class and the poor? Explore the moral impact of economic choices facing American voters. Dr. Vincent Maher (Health Care Management), Dr. Robert Lacey (Political Science), and Dr. Joshua Leon (Political Science) will lead a discussion in the area of healthcare and the economy.

"Faith in the Public Square: Jewish and Catholic Perspectives on Religion and Voting"
Guest scholars Dr. Nicholas Cafardi, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Duquesne University, and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President, CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, address perspectives in their traditions on faith and public life, and then engage in an extended dialogue with the audience.

A Shared Roots, Divergent Path Series event. Co-sponsored by the Rudin-Driscoll Professorship and The American Jewish Committee.

Poet-in-Residence Drew Dellinger in three Spoken Word Performances
Sponsored by the Iona Council for the Arts

• "A Cosmology of Justice: Dr. King and Thomas Berry as Guides into the Future"
  Co-sponsored by the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue and the Iona Spirituality Institute
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• "Radical Imagination Coffee House: Creativity and Transformation"
  Co-sponsored by the Office of Student Development, Department of Political Science, Center for Campus Ministries, Gaels Activities Board, Student Government Association, and Democracy Matters
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• "Planetary Citizenship: Connecting Ecology, Social Justice, and Cosmology"
  Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and Iona Mission Integration
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"We the People: The Road to Election 2012"
Dr. Caitlin Greatrex, Economics, on the Economy
Dr. Ann Heekin, Religious Studies, on Immigration
Dr. Tricia Mulligan, Political Science & International Studies, on Foreign Policy
Moderator: Dr. Paul O'Connell, Criminal Justice
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"Your Voice, Your Vote: Election 2012"
Student-Led Discussion sponsored by Democracy Matters Club

"Faith, Values, and the Public Square"
Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins
Senior Pastor, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, DC
Director of Faith Outreach, Democratic Party
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