BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0acdc3fe-9347-47b7-b720-b96218896bbe.208107@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20200811T145504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T145504Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Becoming Empowered to Use Your Voice DESCRIPTION:Missouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annua l Public Affairs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 202 0! This year's public affairs theme is The Power of Voice. \n\n\nLinks to all live webinar events will be listed on the Public Affairs Conference schedule website.\n\n\nHave you ever had something to say\, but hesitated to speak? Been passionate about a cause\, but refrained from comment? Kr is Carr\, New York Times best-selling author\, notes that it’s not about finding your voice\, it’s about giving yourself permission to use your vo ice. Owning one’s voice gives the individual power in expressing values\, beliefs and concerns. A 2017 survey conducted by FIRE and YouGov reporte d a majority of college students self-censor in the classroom and support the act of disinviting campus speakers with whom they disagree. How may we empower our voice when it is different from the norm and engage produc tively with others with whom we disagree? What responsibility does the ed ucational system have to develop and empower student voices and to defend their rights not to be silenced? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Mi ssouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annual Public Affa irs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 2020! This year' s public affairs theme is&nbsp\;<a href="https://publicaffairs.missourist ate.edu/the-power-of-voice.htm">The Power of Voice</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Li nks to all live webinar events will be listed on the&nbsp\;<a href="https ://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/schedule">Public Affairs Conference sc hedule website</a>.</p>\n<p>Have you ever had something to say\, but hesi tated to speak? Been passionate about a cause\, but refrained from commen t? Kris Carr\, New York Times best-selling author\, notes that it’s not a bout finding your voice\, it’s about giving yourself permission to use yo ur voice. Owning one’s voice gives the individual power in expressing val ues\, beliefs and concerns. A 2017 survey conducted by FIRE and YouGov re ported a majority of college students self-censor in the classroom and su pport the act of disinviting campus speakers with whom they disagree. How may we empower our voice when it is different from the norm and engage p roductively with others with whom we disagree? What responsibility does t he educational system have to develop and empower student voices and to d efend their rights not to be silenced?</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T115000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR