CANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — On Wednesday, West Texas A&M University announced that students and the public are invited to engage in discussions of civics education at the inaugural event for West Texas A&M University’s Civil Discourse Series.
According to WT officials, the Civil Discourse and Civics Education Symposium will run from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 31 in various locations in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center. The full schedule can be viewed on the WT website. Admission is free, but reservations are requested by March 24. Lunch and dinner will be provided to attendees.
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The symposium is the first event planned under the umbrella of a nearly $2 million American History and Civics National Activities grant awarded to WT and its partner, Texas Southern University in Houston. It is also in line with an initiative promoted by Glenn Hegar, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, for TAMUS schools to hold civil discourse events over the next year.
“Linking civics education and civil discourse seems ideal,” WT President Walter V. Wendler said. “Agreeing to disagree without disdain or hatred is an essential component of a republican form of government. In recent years, the need for connecting civil discourse and engaged citizenship has become obvious. Through the Hill Institute, WT intends to reconnect the values necessary for civility to engaged citizenship.”…