UTEP Picks

UTEP Picks: Election 2012

The UTEP Library together with the Student Government Association presents UTEP Picks: Elections 2012, a series of events related to this year's elections. There will be brown-bag lunches, lectures, movies, and voter registration drives.

September 4 through November 1 the Library will be hosting a series of lectures which will be held most Thursdays. On Fridays there will be lunchtime movies shown in the Blumberg auditorium. The schedule is as follows:

September 4 (TUESDAY) -- 5:00PM
The Roger and Evelyn Bell Political Buttons Exhibit Opening and Reception
Dr. Gregory Rocha, Associate Professor, Political Science will speak.
3rd Floor Exhibit Area -- Refreshments will be served
Exhibit photos

September 13 (THURSDAY) -- 5:30PM
Communication Strategies in Political Campaigns
Dr. Richard Pineda, Associate Professor, Communications
Blumberg Auditorium -- Refreshments will follow the lecture

September 14 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- The Manchurian Candidate
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

September 17 (MONDAY) -- 11:30AM
Constitution Day
Public reading of the Constitution
Equal Voting Rights in the U. S.
Dr. Gregory Rocha, Associate Professor, Political Science
Library Atrium

September 20 (THURSDAY) -- 5:30PM
Controversial Issues and the Rights of Teachers: What We Don't Talk About in Teaching Humanities and Why
Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History, New York University
Blumberg Auditorium -- Refreshments will follow the lecture

September 21 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- Ides of March
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

September 27 (THURSDAY) -- 12:00
What's At Stake in November 2012 and Why Your Vote Matters
Chris Lopez, Associate VP for Institutional Advancement
Blumberg Auditorium

September 28 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- Election
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

October 4 (THURSDAY) -- 5:30PM
Culture War Circus: How Politicians and the Media Play Games in Texas
Dr. Keith Erekson, Assistant Professor, History
Blumberg Auditorium -- A book signing and refreshments will follow the lecture

October 5 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- The Candidate
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

October 11 (THURSDAY) -- 12:00
Your Vote, Your Life
Dr. Kathleen Staudt, Professor of Political Science
Blumberg Auditorium

October 12 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- The Best Man
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

October 19 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- Bob Roberts
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

October 25 (THURSDAY) -- 5:30PM
Race and Redistricting in El Paso: A Historical and Present Day Look
Ray Rojas, Lawyer & Lecturer, Chicano Studies
Blumberg Auditorium -- Refreshments will follow the lecture

October 26 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- Game Change
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

November 1 (THURSDAY) -- 5:30PM
Why Vote?: El Paso Style, 1929-2012
Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, Historian and Motivational Speaker
Blumberg Auditorium -- Refreshments will follow the lecture

November 2 (FRIDAY) -- 12:30PM
Movie -- Man of the Year
Blumberg Auditorium -- Free popcorn and punch

November 6 (TUESDAY) -- 7:30PM -- ??
Election Return Viewing in the Library Atrium
Refreshments will be served.