The Issues Committee

The purpose of the Issues Committee is to bring interesting and informative issues to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. The Issues Committee shall guide its programming toward ideas and issues that can stimulate and enrich the university community. These programs will be flexible in their forms and will reflect the diversity of values in the university community. The Issues Committee is one of the programmatic committees that comprise the Central Program Council under the auspices of the Office of Student Activities. Recent speakers have included Bill Nye the Science Guy, Reverend Al Sharpton, Alan Keyes, sports journalist Frank Deford, photographer James Nachtwey, and activist Angela Davis.

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Issues Committee Presents: Howard Dean "The 50-State Strategy"

An American politician and physician from Vermont, Dean served six terms as governor of Vermont and ran for the 2004 Democratic Presidential nomination. He was the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009.

Topic; The "50-State Strategy"

When Howard Dean walked in the door at the Democratic National Committee four years ago, George W. Bush had just been reelected and the Republicans strengthened their Congressional majority. He patiently rebuilt the party from the bottom up, state by state, organizer by organizer. Dean addresses how the 50-state strategy helped pave the way for the party's takeover of Congress in 2006, expanded majority in 2008 and Barack Obama's historic elecction, and explores how this strategy has forever change America's political landscape.

This event will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Alumni Memorial Building's Cox Auditorium.

Posted by Issues - Monday, Sep. 21, 2009

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Student Activities Office
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Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Email: issues@utk.edu

Advisor: Taylor Reynolds
Email: mreyno11@utk.edu