Civic Engagement Newsletter
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Future Teachers participate in a Freedom of Speech Workshop, 09 April 2026
70 future and current educators participated in the Teaching Across Differences freedom of speech workshop on April 9.
The 250th Anniversary Celebration: Wrap-Up and Re-Launch
On April 9, four presenters discussed the relevance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to students and to the greater Cortland Community. The event was “The 250th Anniversary Celebration: Wrap-Up and Re-Launch.
Dragons for Democracy Interns’ Semester in Review
On April 20, the Galpin Institute’s four spring 2026 Dragons for Democracy interns described their projects’ design and purpose, along with their challenges, successes, and lessons during the process.
SUNY Cortland earns another ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Highly Established Action Plan Seal
SUNY Cortland has been awarded another ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Highly Established Action Plan Seal, the highest recognition. SUNY Cortland’s 2026 Action Plan focuses on events that help students learn ways of collaborating with an appropriate government office to design long-term solutions to the issues we face. The Galpin Institute led the team that composed the Action Plan.
Professor Mecke Nagel delivered a “250th Anniversary” speech as part of Women’s History Month
On Wednesday, March 25, Professor Mecke Nagel (Philosophy) delivered a 250th Anniversary speech as a Sandwich Seminar. Her presentation, “Ethics, Empathy, and Women’s Political Engagement,” focused on American women’s participation in responding to the Founders.