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Chabot College Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration with Democracy Day Lecture by State Treasurer Lockyer

Chabot College will kick off its year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration with a lecture by California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, “Sustaining Democracy in a Time of Declining Revenues,” on Thursday, September 15, 1-3 p.m. in the Reed L. Buffington Visual and Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. Permit parking is $2.

“Because golden anniversaries are a time of reflection and recommitment, the faculty, staff and students of Chabot College are using the occasion of the 50th anniversary to recommit themselves to the democratic purposes of the college mission - preparing students to engage in the civic and cultural life of the global community,” said Chabot College President Celia Barberena, Ph.D.

Lockyer’s lecture is the first in Chabot College’s new Law and Democracy Lecture Series. The United Nations has designated September 15 as the International Day of Democracy and the inaugural lecture is in observance of this day.

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“One of Chabot’s college-wide learning goals is civic responsibility,” Barberena said. “A primary goal of the Law and Democracy Lecture Series is to expose students and the broader community to a wide range of ideas and policy issues that impact our communities.

“In keeping with the goals and spirit of the United Nations Democracy Day, Chabot, through its lecture series and related activities, hopes to initiate conversations in the college and community about civic participation and responsibility,” Barberena explained.

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The lecture series is sponsored by the Chabot College Social Sciences Division, Associated Students of Chabot College and the Office of the President.  

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