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AN EDUCATION IN AND ABOUT THE REAL WORLD.
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In PICC Final Event,
U.S. Civic Education Is Termed a Serious Need
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Purdue Institute for Civic Communication, in partnership with The Washington Post, hosted a forum yesterday evening at the National Press Club, in which public schools were seen as more a problem than solution in civic education in America, due to lack of support and overall quality of education.
Compounding the problem, panelists said, are too much use of social media and divisions in the nation that make finding a solution that works for all a special challenge.
Valerie Strauss, education reporter and author of The Answer Sheet blog at The Washington Post, moderated the discussion with The Post’s America Desk Editor, Josh White, and the PICC Executive Director, Carolyn Curiel.
The forum was the final event for the PICC, which completes its four-year grant from the Daniels Fund this month. Ambassador Curiel has said she would not continue at Purdue University after her contract expires in December 2017.
The event also celebrated former PICC students making their careers in Washington, as well as the final group of PICC summer interns in the nation’s capital.
The full video of the event is here.
Compounding the problem, panelists said, are too much use of social media and divisions in the nation that make finding a solution that works for all a special challenge.
Valerie Strauss, education reporter and author of The Answer Sheet blog at The Washington Post, moderated the discussion with The Post’s America Desk Editor, Josh White, and the PICC Executive Director, Carolyn Curiel.
The forum was the final event for the PICC, which completes its four-year grant from the Daniels Fund this month. Ambassador Curiel has said she would not continue at Purdue University after her contract expires in December 2017.
The event also celebrated former PICC students making their careers in Washington, as well as the final group of PICC summer interns in the nation’s capital.
The full video of the event is here.
RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS PLACED
IN JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR THE SUMMER OF 2017
Ramsey Ali Junior, Computer Science The Washington Post, Washington 
James Doherty Senior, Management and Marketing DIRECTV, Denver 
Ted Fry Senior, Management South Inc, Nashville 
Ferdinand Macatangay Senior, Computer Graphics Technology C-SPAN, Washington |
Samantha Boram Senior, Communication U.S. Representative Susan W. Brooks, Indianapolis 
Sara Dunco Senior, Communication Bolshen PR, Idianapolis 
Cheyanne Geideman Graduating Senior, Visual Communication Design Purdue Center for Regional Development, West Lafayette 
Taylor Martin Senior, Communication C-SPAN, Washington |
Taylor Cody Senior, Communication C-SPAN, Washington 
Eric Erli Graduating Senior, Political Science and Philosophy Applico, New York City 
Conner Klotz Senior, Political Science U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, Indianapolis 
Madeline McGrath Graduating Senior, Communication Weber Shandwick, Chicago |
Catherine Dillon Graduating Senior, Communication Signal Group, Washington 
Sarah Faulkner Senior, Political Science U.S. Senator Todd Young, Washington 
Tyler Knutson Graduating Senior, Communication University of Notre Dame School of Law, South Bend 
Mason McLary Junior, Management Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH), Washington |
Grace Moser Graduating Senior, Psychological Studies PSB Research, Washington 
Penny Wang Graduating Senior, Food Science University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago |
Myranda Moye Senior, Mechanical Engineering Booz, Allen, Hamilton, Washington 
Mikaela Wieland Graduating Senior, Agriculture Communication Charleston and Orwig, Hartland, Wisconsin |
Austin Scheetz
Senior, Natural Resources and Environmental Science National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington |
Katalina Valle Graduating Senior, Communication Starcom Worldwide, Chicago |
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WELCOME!The Purdue Institute for Civic Communication (PICC) is a university-wide and nonpartisan center dedicated to providing students with learning experiences in and about the real world.
Made possible through a long partnership between C-SPAN and Ambassador Curiel, professor in the Lamb School of Communication, and support from the Daniels Fund, the PICC promotes student success through innovative teaching, mentoring, and real-world application of their education. Students find success as they learn a greater appreciation for the shared values of citizenship, civic participation, and integrity in words and actions. PICC NATIONAL POLLPICC is now in is second year of a national poll on civic confidence: what Americans know, how they participate, and what they believe about the state of the nation. PICC undergraduate students design and field the surveys in partnership with Penn Schoen Berland of Washington, D.C.
AMBASSADOR CURIEL PUBLISHED IN THE WASHINGTON POSTAMBASSADOR CURIEL IS NAMED A TOP JOURNALISM EDUCATOR!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR CAROLYN CURIEL PRESENTED IN LONDON, UK.
Executive Director of the PICC, Ambassador Carolyn Curiel was invited to speak at the University of West London. Her presentation Democracy Unplugged covered the 2016 presidential election, the role that the news media has played in the democratic process and what Americans know and believe about the state of the nation.
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