Facilitators: Jennifer Boehm, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Community Engagement; and Dan Griffith, Director, Conflict Resolution & Dialogue Programs, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Critical Conversation: Focus Group: The Campus Climate for Political Engagement How does IUPUI support political learning and democratic engagement? How do campus policies and practices encourage and support political participation by students and others? What opportunities exist on campus for students and others to participate in controversial issues discussion? What are the attitudes on campus about free speech and academic freedom? Join this focus group as part of a study on the conditions for political learning and engagement on campus. IUPUI joins other institutions in this study conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University. Engage in lively conversation in response to questions about your perceptions of campus programs, values, decision-making processes, and events in order to support efforts to improve the campus environment for political learning, discussions, and participation. Note: As part of this study, you will be asked to sign a consent form at the beginning of the session. Comments made will not be attributed to individual people.