What are the CIVITAS sessions?

Provide timely, practical information to understand the institutions and systems that are at the center of many questions we face in modern life in a 75- minute guest speaker followed by student Q&A lunch. With a welcoming ‘come-as-you-are’ atmosphere, the Civitas Sessions focus on the stuff you need to know before it becomes the stuff I wish I had known…

Fall 2024 Sessions

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Guest Speaker: Lily Geismer

Location: Parents Dining Room

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Guest Speaker: Jack Pitney

Location: Parents Dining Room

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Guest Speaker: Ioannis “Yannis” Evrigenis

Location: Parents Dining Room

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Speaker: TBD

Location: TBD

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Spring 2024 Sessions

The Fundamentals of American Employment Law: What You Need To Know To Employ/Manage People And Stay Out Of The Headlines And The Courts

In this session, Vernon C Grigg III, J.D., Executive Director of the Kravis Lab, and Nyree Gray, J.D., CMC’s Vice President for Human Relations and Chief Diversity Officer, will discuss the ins and outs of American employment law. Since all students will one day be employees and/or employers, what do they need to know?

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How The Declaration of Independence Resides at the Core of Today’s Most Challenging Questions

In this session Vernon C Grigg III, J.D., Executive Director of the Kravis Lab, and Ioannis Evrigenis, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Government and Ethics at CMC, will discuss Reclaiming the Power of Our Founding to Build a Better Tomorrow: How the Declaration of Independence Resides at the Core of Today’s Most Challenging Questions!

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Why is the Structure of the American Government So Important in Times Like These?

In this session Vernon C Grigg III, J.D., Executive Director of the Kravis Lab, and George Thomas, the Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions at CMC, will present a refresher on Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution, and discuss their importance to today’s world.

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Super Tuesday and The American Electoral System: It's More Complicated Than You May Think!

In this session Vernon C Grigg III, J.D., Executive Director of the Kravis Lab, and John J. Pitney Jr., the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at CMC, will discuss “Super Tuesday” and the complexities of the American electoral system.

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Executive Orders: What They Are and Why Are They so Important in America's Democracy?

In this session of the Civitas Ath Series, Vernon C. Grigg III, J.D., Executive Director of the Kravis Lab, will be joined by CMC’s Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow, Andrew Busch. They will discuss “Executive Orders: What They Are and Why Are They So Important in America’s Democracy?

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