The Towson University Journal of International Affairs is honored to host the dean of the TU Honors College Dr. Alison Rios Millett McCartney in the 13th presentation of the Eric A. Belgrad Speaker Series on Monday, November 11th from 6:00-8:00pm in LA 4310. The topic of Dr. McCartney’s lecture is:
“Global Youth Civic Engagement: Changing Patterns and Challenges to Democratic Norms”
Today’s youth are often chastised for insufficient participation in their local, national, and global communities or for the ways in which they voice their needs and concerns. To what extent have we seen changes in the norms, expectations, types, and amount of youth civic participation in democracies around the world? To what extent should youth expect that their participation will matter in political decision-making? Dr. McCartney will explore these questions and the events surrounding the 2024 U.S. elections in addition to other recent elections around the world.
Dr. Alison Rios Millett McCartney’s Biography
Alison Rios Millett McCartney is Dean of the Honors College Professor of Political Science at Towson University. She is co-editor of three books published by the American Political Science Association (APSA), Teaching Civic Engagement Globally (2021), Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines (2017), and Teaching Civic Engagement: From Student to Active Citizen (2013), for which she wrote several book chapters on issues in civic engagement education and faculty training. She also has published book chapters which link civic engagement pedagogy and undergraduate research and explore international internships. Her published journal articles focus on various areas of political science pedagogy and civic engagement education and teacher training. In addition, she has given many conference presentations, invited talks, and webinars around the world on civic engagement education and pedagogy and global education. Dr. McCartney has won several awards for her work on civic engagement education, including the APSA Outstanding Civic Engagement Project award, the TU Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award, Towson University twice, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Mentoring. Now in its 23rd year, she is the co-founder and co-director of the TU-Baltimore County Public Schools Model United Nations, a program based on equitable access to global experiential learning for over 2600 Maryland high school students to date. The program received the Maryland Governor’s Citation, issued by Gov. Larry Hogan, and an Executive Citation, issued by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, on its 20th anniversary in March 2022 for its persistence throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and its contributions to global civic engagement education in Maryland. Dr. McCartney has been a consultant on civic engagement education around the world, including presentations in Germany, Argentina, Cyprus, Tunisia, and the United Kingdon, is a member of the APSA Governing Council, and is a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the Journal of Political Science Education.
INFORMATION ABOUT PARKING
The best place to park for this event is the Towsontown Garage, which is located on University Avenue just off Towsontown Boulevard. If you are coming from Bosley Avenue or West Burke Avenue, the garage will be on your left. If you are coming from North Charles Street, the garage will be on your right. Once you enter the garage through the commuter entrance to the left, you will need to purchase a visitor permit using the ParkMobile app. Instructions for purchasing parking will be on the signs attached to the parking space.
After you have parked, walk up the ramp and take the main walkway into the College of Liberal Arts. You should be seeing this entrance:
Once you have entered the building, take a left turn and walk to the elevators across from Room 2310. Take them to the 4th floor, and you will end up right outside Room 4310.
