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Cavalry Court | The George Hotel
200 Century Court
College Station, TX 77840
(866) 8
42-0100
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PLEASE NOTE: This
hotel is sold out.
Texas A&M Hotel and Con
ference Center - SOLD OUT
177 Joe Routt Boulev
ard
College Station, TX 77840
Full-Conference Alumni/Guests: $2
00
Evening-Only Alumni/Guests: $100
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3:00 - 5:00 p.m. – Texas Lyceum Executiv e Committee Meeting, Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
6:00 - 8:30 p.m. – Welcome Party: Dinner, Live Music, Dancing
and an Introduction to Bryan-College Station, Grand Stafford Theater, Bryan
, TX
Mayor Andrew Nelson, City of Bryan; Chancellor John S
harp, Texas A&M University System
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9:00 p.m. – Hospitality Suite, Texas A&M Hotel and C onference Center
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Texas A&a
mp;M University
4347, 1002 George Bush Drive W
Coll
ege Station, TX 77843
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast Available
8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Overview of Texas A&M Univer
sity & The Bush School of Government and Public Service
Dean Mark Welsh, The Bush School; Michael K. Young, Pre
sident, Texas A&M University
8:55 - 9:15 a.m
. – Defining Democracy
What is a democracy? Why is it worth defending?
This opening talk will lay the foundation for the day's conversations.
9:15 - 10:00 a.m. – Citize
n Discourse: Discourse Skill Building + Collective Storytelling
Setting the tone for a day of thoughtful discussion, this workshop is desi
gned to introduce mindfulness, reflective writing, and discourse skill buil
ding as well as active listening.
Karen Gross, Citizen Discourse
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - The State of Our Union Who Participates, Who
Doesn’t, and Why
Using the Lyceum poll results as a jumping off point
, this panel with divergent views discusses who participates, who doesn’t a
nd why, how easy it should – or shouldn’t – be to vote, and what hurdles ar
e in place (intentional or otherwise).
Jay K. Aiyer, Deloitte, Lyc
eum Class of 2001; Dr. Ann Bowman, The Bush School, Texas A&M Universit
y; Robert Stein, Rice University; Moderated by Holly Kuzmich, George W. Bus
h Institute, Lyceum Class of 2016
11:00-11:55 a.m. Alternatives
to Democracy – A Look at Life Without Democracy
A look at life in Ira
n, Venezuela and North Korea and why dissidents in the U.S. from those coun
tries fight for democracy back home.
Mariam Memarsadeghi, E-Collab
orative for Civic Education/TAVAANA, Joseph Kim, George W. Bush Institute;
Alejandro I. Sanoja, Latinpresar
ios; Moderated by Nancy Bocskor, Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy, Texas Woman's University
11:55 a.m.-12:20 p.m. – An Immigrant’s Story
Hear one fami
ly's journey from immigrant to citizen and participate in an i
nteractive citizenship test.
Led by The Honorable Kristen Hawkins,
Lyceum Class of 2018
12:20-12:45 p.m. – Lunch
12:45-1:15
p.m. – Fireside Chat: New Solutions
A fireside chat with Mindy Finn, co-founder of Stand Up Republic, looking a
t how to generate workable, near-term ideas to strengthen democratic societ
y and rebuild the functional government.
Mindy Finn, Stand
Up Republic; Moderated by Emily Ramshaw, Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tribune, L
yceum Class of 2017
1:15-1:30 p.m. – The Census - K
eeping Count
Hear an overview of how important the 2020 Census is for
apportionment, representation and who gets a say in our Democracy.
Amy Desler, Communities Foundation of Texas
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Amy Kristin Sande
rs, Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin; Al
fredo Corchado, Dallas Morning News, Moderated by Elizabeth Souder, Ass
istant Editorial Page Editor, The Dallas Morning News
James McKenzie, The Bush School, Texas A&M, Texas Lyceum Fellow ; Supervising Professor: Dr. Ann Bowman, The Bush School, Texas A&M University
2:45-3:45 p.m. – Why Competition in the Po
litics Industry is Failing America
Katherine Gehl, former CEO of
Gehl Foods and co-author of, Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America<
/a>, Daniella Ballou-Aares, Leadership Now Project
3:45-4:30 p.m
. – A Look to the Future…The Kids Are Alright
End the day with a hopef
ul look at young democracy builders and groups engaged in getting young peo
ple to participate and create a culture of voting and engagement.
Cassie Pollock, Politics Reporter, The Texas Tribune; Madison Huerta, Grass
roots Organizer, Moderated by Charlie Bonner, MOVE Texas
4:30-5:
00 p.m. – Wreath Laying Ceremony
Join the Texas Lyceum a
s we lay a wreath and pay respects at the gravesite of President George H.W
. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.5:15-6:00
p.m – George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Tour & Cocktails
5:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. -
Reception & Museum Tour; George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Mus
eum Rotunda
6:00-8:00 p.m. – Dinner in
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Rotunda
6:00 p.m. – Texas A&M v. Lamar Football Game (pricing dependent on number of registered for this ev ent, RSVP by August 23 to confirm your ticket)< /p>