Framing the Debate: Professors Mac McCorkle and Don Taylor
Date: Wednesday, October 3 Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: Lilly Library, Room 103 (map) Contact: Dave Munden, dave.munden@duke.edu, 919-660 9465
Mac McCorkle
Associate Professor of the Practice of Public Policy and Director of Graduate Studies, Master of Public Policy Program
Don Taylor
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Sanford School; and Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Nursing, Duke Medical Center
Are you planning to watch the presidential debates? So are we! And we’re recruiting Duke’s own resident experts to help you understand the issues and deconstruct the sound-bites.
Mac McCorkle and Don Taylor of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy will present “Framing the Debate,” a preview of the first Obama-Romney debate on domestic policy. Their talk begins at 8:00 p.m. in Lilly Library Room 103, followed by the live broadcast of the debate beginning at 9:00 p.m. Bring your friends, or meet some new ones!
The event is the first in a series—Election 2012: Debates, Results, and Beyond—focusing on the upcoming presidential debates and election. All events are free, open to the public, and held at Lilly Library on Duke’s East Campus.
And if you just can’t get enough election fever, enter our “Vote for the Library” Video Contest. You could win two tickets to the Duke/UNC men’s basketball game! Deadline: October 5.
It’s election season, and there are a lot of hearts and minds to win out there. We want yours.
We’re asking Duke University students to make a short “election” video for the Duke University Libraries.
Is Perkins your ideal of hope and change? Does Lilly have the cure for the knowledge economy? Should librarians rule the world?
Be our Super PAC. Help us make the case for the Duke University Libraries with a mock political campaign ad. Need inspiration? Check out some of the latest commercials by both political parties.
The rules are simple. You must be a registered Duke student. Your video must be 90 seconds or less. It should look, feel, and sound like an actual political commercial. And it should make a compelling case for choosing the Duke University Libraries as your source for knowledge, inspiration, and fun.
Parody, irreverence, swelling music, patriotism, fear mongering, and nostalgia are encouraged.
The Duke University Libraries will select the best videos and post them on our Facebook page, where you can vote for your favorite. The top three winners will be announced November 2, 2012.
Big prizes!
Skip K-Ville and go straight to the game!
GRAND PRIZE:Two (2) student wristbands to the Duke vs. UNC men’s basketball game, February 13, 2013, at Cameron Indoor Stadium
2nd Place: $200 gift certificate to Sushi Love restaurant 3rd Place: $150 gift certificate to Cuban Revolution restaurant
The new Multimedia Project Studio location in Bostock Library
Contest rules
You must be a registered undergraduate or graduate student at Duke with a valid DukeCard in your name.
Videos will be judged according to the following criteria: creativity, persuasiveness, production qualities, and humor.
Your entry must obey all laws, including all applicable copyright and privacy laws. This also applies to any music samples used in your video.
You agree to let the Duke University Libraries place your entry on its website and use your video in its promotional and educational efforts.
If filming in a library, be courteous and respectful of people studying.
Your video should be no longer than 90 seconds, including credits. Videos longer than 90 seconds may be disqualified or returned for editing.
You are responsible for any tax implications if you win a gift card.
Students may work individually or in groups. Winning videos will receive only one prize. If you work in a group, you split the prize.
Entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, October 5, 2012, to be eligible. No extensions. Anything submitted after this date will not be considered.
The Duke University Libraries reserves the right to reject or return for editing any video that doesn’t comply with these guidelines or violates the Duke University student code of conduct.
How to submit your video
You may submit your video one of two ways:
Online submissions 1. Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo
2. Send an email to Aaron Welborn, Director of Communications, at aaron.welborn@duke.edu, including:
A link to your video
Your name and contact information (email and phone)
Your expected graduation date (indicate whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student)
3. We will send you a confirmation email that we received your video within 24 hours.
In-Person Submissions 1. Save your video to a CD, DVD, or flash drive
2. Put it in an envelope addressed to: Vote for the Library Video Contest. Inside the envelope, please include:
Your name and contact information (email and phone)
Your expected graduation date (indicate whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student)
3. Deliver your entry to the Libraries Administration Office, Perkins Library Room 112, by 5:00 PMon October 5, 2012.(Note that in-person submissions must be dropped off earlier than online submissions.)
Contest Timeline
Deadline for Submitting Videos: Midnight, Friday, October 5, 2012 (5:00 PM for in-person submissions)
Mac McCorkle
Don Taylor
