Iowa Caucus Education Workshop
How to Participate in the Iowa Caucuses
Monday, 09 Nov 2015 at 4:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Guest speakers will provide an overview of the Iowa Caucus process and lead a community-wide training session. The 75-minute workshop includes an overview of the Iowa Republican and Democratic Parties' caucuses and will include a mock caucus. Guest speakers include Kim Reem, president of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women (IFRW); Andy McGuire, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party; Gwen Ecklund, past president of the IFRW; and Josie-Rae Bradley, the Caucus to Convention director for the Iowa Democratic Party. Dave Price, WHO-TV's political director, will provide opening remarks on the importance of the Iowa Caucuses.First in the Nation Exhibit
10:00am-6:00pm, South Ballroom
The State Historical Society of Iowa's "First in the Nation" traveling exhibit on the Iowa Caucuses will be displayed along with an excerpt from a documentary on the Iowa Caucuses produced by IPTV.
Voter Registration and Resource Fair
2:00-6:00pm, South Ballroom
The League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County will offer voter registration and campus political organizations, including those formed to support Democratic and Republican candidates for president, will host information tables.
Cosponsored By:
- Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
- Ames Chamber of Commerce
- Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors
- Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
- Iowa State Daily
- League of Women Voters of Ames & Story County
- Political Science
- Speech Communication Program
- 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.