Science, Technology and Jobs
A Town Hall Meeting with Newt Gingrich
Friday, 30 Sep 2011 at 11:00 am – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
Newt Gingrich was elected to Congress in 1978 and served the Sixth District of Georgia for twenty years. He was the architect of the "Contract With America," leading the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. In 1995 he was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and led the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. He left the House in 1999. As an author, Gingrich has published twenty four books, including eleven New York Times best-sellers. Gingrich received his bachelor's degree from Emory University and a master's and doctorate in Modern European History from Tulane University. Part of the Presidential Caucus Series.The series provides the university community with opportunities to question presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses.
2012 Iowa State University Presidential Caucus Series
Since 1987, the series has provided students, faculty, and community members from around central Iowa with an opportunity to question presidential candidates, or appropriate surrogates, before the precinct caucuses and the November election that follows. The series is sponsored by the University Committee on Lectures, the ISU Democrats, College Republicans, and the Government of the Student Body, and administered by the Lectures Program Office.
Cosponsored By:
- College Republicans
- Government of the Student Body
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.