Congressmen come to class
UVic students will be getting a taste of Congress this week.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons, Nov. 20 and 21, former American congressmen Dan Miller and Jerry Patterson will be visiting classrooms and speaking to students in the History and Political Science departments.
The ex-representatives will be touching on subjects like Canadian-American relations, the current economic crisis and the recent election.
“Students can basically ask whatever they want,” said Nicole Bates-Eamer, a research assistant from the Centre for Global studies. “The talks will be relevant to what the students are currently studying.”
Miller and Patterson, who represented constituents in Florida and California, both have over 10 years of experience in Congress, and come from both the Republican and Democratic parties.
As part of the Congress to Campus program, they hope to attract students to a future in public service leadership and educate them on the importance of the legislative process.
They have traveled across Canada and the United States for the program.
“The students have prepared some questions for them ... topics like Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia-Georgia, the debate over Arctic sovereignty and oil. It should be pretty interesting,” said Bates-Eamer.
The Stennis Centre for Public Service founded the Congress to Campus program, which has reached over 200 campuses across North America.
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