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Center for Public Policy & Political Studies
Austin Community College
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd., Rm 414.3
Austin, Texas
78752-4390
Director, Peck Young
512.223.7069; Fax: 512.223.7210
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Constitution Day Celebration: At our inaugural evening event in September 2007, nearly 200 students, split into eleven faculty-guided groups, discussed/debated constitutional issues with the assistance of four Constitutional scholars, culminating in a broad range of student conclusions. This year, we will repeat this process on 9/24/2008 at our Eastview Campus while adding an Artistic Competition to the celebration with the cooperation of the Arts & Humanities Division. CPPPS will offer cash prizes to student work in the following categories:
- Two-Dimensional Art - i.e., paintings, drawings
- Three-Dimensional Art - i.e., sculpture, ceramics, metal work
- Creative Writing - i.e., poetry and fiction
- Essay - i.e., personal or academic essay or opinion piece, referring to the Federalist #10
- Performance - i.e., theater, spoken word, dance, video (up to five minutes in length)
Contest ends on 7/7/2008. Press conference announcing the winners of the contest will occur on 9/17/2008 at the ACC Highland Business Center.
Diez y Seis: CPPPS is again producing Senator Gonzalo Barrientos’ annual Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebration, which was previously held at the Capitol. This free hour-long program at ACC’s Riverside campus on 9/16/2008 will host guest speakers and local entertainment including Mariachi and Cojunto bands and Ballet Folklorico Dancers. ACC faculty, staff, students, and Austin community are happily invited to attend.
Past Events
Press Conference: ACC students encourage voting (RGC), April 25, 2008
Read about Center's new study on Austin's Stagnant Voter Turnout rates:
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2007 Diez y Seis de Septiembre Celebration
ACC hosted its 1st Annual Diez y Seis de Septiembre Celebration beneath the tree-lined grove of the Riverside Campus on September 14th. Over 120 attendees came out to enjoy the sights and sounds of Mariachi Relampago, singer Ruby Sambrano, Conjunto Band-Johnny Degollado and Ballet Folklorico. Special guests included Amparo Garcia-Crow, head of the Mexican American Cultural Center and Austin’s new police chief, Chief Art Acevedo.
The event was made possible thanks to the collaboration between The Latino/Latin American Studies Center “El Centro,” the Honorable Gonzalo Barrientos, and the Center for Public Policy and Political Studies.
May 2007 – Analysis of ‘Straight Ticket’ Voting 1998-2006:
This statistical political study (PDF) is an analysis of straight ticket voting in the Texas elections of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Were the election results last year an aberration or the beginning of a new trend in the landscape of Texas politics?
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2007 Constitution Day at ACC
On September 20th the 1st Annual ACC- wide Constitution Celebration was held at the Eastview Campus.
Before the night’s event, KUT interviewed Director Peck Young about the purpose of the celebration. “Tonight’s mission is to give ACC young people an educational and fun opportunity to learn about ‘their’ living document, the Constitution.”
Nearly 200 participants enthusiastically participated in the debate about Constitutional Rights. This was the first collaborative effort between the ACC Government Department, Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Center.
Much of the night’s achievements are credited to Government Professor Jeff Millstone and his successful efforts in getting Constitutional experts and ACC faculty and students to the event. The event was also an opportunity for the Center to forge new relationships with influential legal experts Scott McCown, Walter Prentice, David Rabban, Jim Coronado and Jon Wisser.
The lively discussions of the night resulted in requests to repeat the event on a continual basis. The creation of a new student group called “We the People” was another outcome of the evening.
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