Seeking guest discussion facilitators for Times Talk Spring semester 2024!

The American Democracy Project at Georgia College & State University requests your support for another semester of engaging, lively weekly facilitated conversations on current events and topics of local and/or global public interest in any arts, sciences or humanities discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating its 19th year as a GCSU campus tradition and a nationally innovative civic engagement program by providing a discussion space in the library for interested faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members to gather from noon to 12:50 pm every Wednesday and discuss a chosen topic of that week's volunteer facilitator who spends a few minutes providing perspective and insights on the topic, uses a New York Times article or other credible news source for factual background/context and encourages participants to share their perspectives, observations, insights and questions. Become part of the tradition by volunteering to facilitate a discussion on a topic of interest to you. Co-facilitator teams of faculty, staff, students and/or community members are encouraged. Since we can deliver Times Talk virtually via Zoom, as well as in face to face format, we welcome international facilitator teams as well.  Here is a link to a very short intro video about Times Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlvCnaQM7wo, and I have attached the Times Talk tool kit which includes step by step directions for facilitators. 

To volunteer, send your name (and co-facilitators names if any), topic idea (in question format if possible) your contact info, and any preferred date if you have one from the following options: Wed. Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, Mar. 6, Mar. 13, Mar. 27, Apr. 3, Apr. 10, Apr. 17 and Apr. 24 to jan.hoffmann@gcsu.edu who hosts and serves as  introducer/timekeeper/moderator for each program. If there's interest, you will be contacted as soon as possible for follow-up. Times Talk facilitation dates are filled on a first come, first served basis.