Revised Schedule: February 4 - March 22

Andrews/State & Local Government – Spring 2013

Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments

Schedule subject to change due to speaker availability!

WEEK FIVE

February 4

Speaker: Lauren Chief Elk, Activist for the prevention of rape and justice for survivors of rape, especially on Native American tribal lands. DATE IS CONFIRMED.

DUE: See links to readings posted on class blog

February 6

No class: Comp day for participation in one or more organized Founders’ Week events.

Blog Topic #5: Describe the activity or activities in which you participated. What did you learn about our Foundresses, or about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions during this week? Discuss how the charism of the Foundresses might influence the career choices, research pursuits or other professional activities of a Political Science graduate from NDNU.

February 8

State Legislatures.

DUE: Chapter 6 State Legislatures

Blog Topic #6: Has your CP sought or encouraged any legislative changes? What process does it use and what challenges has it encountered in doing so?

WEEK SIX

February 11

State-Local relations.

DUE: Chapter 10 State-Local Relations

Blog Topic #7: Does your CP ever get caught up in conflict relating to its various local and state relationships?

February 13

State-Local relations: the notion of subsidiarity and the “proper” role of the various levels of government.

DUE: Excerpt from Massaro… for this week, read Section 4 (Subsidiarity and the Proper Role of Government)

February 15

Oral communication and presentation techniques… life beyond PowerPoint.

WEEK SEVEN

February 18

No class – Presidents’ Day holiday

February 20

1^st half semester review & prep for midterm exam

DUE: CBL Essay: Summarize what you have learned about your CP so far. How/why did you choose this organization? What is the work involved? What challenges have you faced with this assignment so far? How have you addressed them? (3 pages)

February 22

Jerry Hill, California State Senator, 13^th District. There Oughta Be a Law. DATE IS CONFIRMED

DUE: TBA as desired by Senator Hill

WEEK EIGHT

February 25

Formal presentations (5-8 minutes): Introducing your Community Partner & CBL project

DUE: Notecards or other preparation for formal presentation

February 27

Formal presentations (5-8 minutes): Introducing your Community Partner & CBL project

DUE: Notecards or other preparation for formal presentation

March 1

Midterm exam

DUE: Study for midterm

SPRING BREAK WEEK

March 4-8

Enjoy your week off!

WEEK NINE

March 11

One-on-one mid-semester reviews. In-class writing activity.

March 13

Local government structure and leadership.

DUE: Chapter 11 Local Government Structure & Leadership

Blog Topic #8: How does your CP interface with local governmental units? Are there any leaders in particular who’ve had a key impact on the success or development of your CP?

March 14 (a Thursday!)

Speaker: Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder with Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers Union, on non-violence as a tactic for achieving change. Ms. Huerta will speak on our campus at 7:30 pm. Please take notes as you listen. If you are unable to attend the in-person talk, you must come to class as normal on March 15 to listen to the recording.

March 15

Comp day for attendance at talk by Dolores Huerta. You do not need to come to class this day if your attendance at the in-person talk by Ms. Huerta on March 14 is confirmed. For those unable to attend the in-person talk, a recording of it will be played in class this day.

WEEK TEN

March 18

Reflection on talk by Dolores Huerta. Research project and paper write-up assigned: Develop a question about your CP that can be answered through a small quantitative or qualitative primary research project – a survey, statistical analysis, series of interviews, etc. Conduct the research. Write up your results in a 5-page paper that uses your original research as one of your sources in responding to the question you developed.

DUE: Notes from Huerta talk

March 20

The Judiciary.

DUE: Chapter 9 The Judiciary

ALSO DUE: Brief project proposal (2 pages). What is the question you propose to answer? What has already been written about it? How is your question unique? What kind of research will help you answer the question? How will this research be conducted? How might your findings be used?

Blog Topic #9: Does your CP ever have recourse to judicial processes as a way of resolving problems, or does your CP’s work involve the prison system in any way? Describe an example.

Also March 20

Speaker: Father Greg Boyle, SJ, Executive Director of Homeboy Industries, on rehabilitation and retraining of formerly gang-involved or incarcerated youth. Father Boyle will speak on our campus at 7:30 pm. If you are unable to attend the in-person talk, you must come to class as normal on March 22 to listen to the recording. Take notes while you listen.

DUE: Explore www.homeboyindustries.org website.

March 22

Comp day for attendance at talk by Greg Boyle. You do not need to come to class this day if your attendance at the in-person talk by Fr. Boyle on March 20 is confirmed. For those unable to attend the in-person talk, a recording of it will be played in class this day.