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MSAE Legislative Conference
Lansing Center, Lansing
February 22The annual MSAE Legislative Conference will feature new state leadership visions, policy issues, pundit commentaries and candidate debates. The event will run from 12:30-7 p.m. | Website
The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids
February 21John J. Miller will share the never-before-fully-told story of how Theodore Roosevelt helped save football in America. Miller is director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and author of The Big Scrum. The talk will run from 7:30 -9 p.m. | Website
What’s Gone So Wrong with Congress?
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor
February 22Congressman John Dingell will talk about the current state of Congress, from 4-5 p.m., at this UM Ford School of Public Policy presentation. | Website
MPLP’s 17th Annual Fundraising Dinner
Laurel Manor Banquet and Conference Center, Livonia
February 23Pulitzer Prize-winning political journalist, Eugene Robinson, and former White House Press Secretary, Ari Fleischer, will headline the annual Michigan Political Leadership Program fundraising events. A reception will run from 5-6 p.m., with dinner and the program to take place from 6-8:30 p.m. | Website
FDR, Live! A New Deal Historical Performance
Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, Michigan
February 23Actor John Hamant, who has performed the role for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for more than nine years, will portray Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies-sponsored event will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m. Reservations are recommended. | Website
SHARP Insights: How Title IX Changed the Game
Room 2239, Lane Hall, 204 S. State St., Ann Arbor
February 23Don Sabo, with the Women’s Sports Foundation at D’Youville College, will talk about the impact of Title IX. The presentation will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. The talk is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. | Website
The New Cold War: Hackers, Drones and Cyber Spies
Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor
February 23Shane Harris, an author and journalist who has written about national security and counterterrorism for more than a decade, will discuss the threats and challenges that will define America’s national security in the 21st century. The Ford Library-sponsored presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. | Website
MPLP’s 10th Annual West Michigan Breakfast
J W Marriott, Grand Rapids
February 24Pulitzer Prize-winning political journalist Eugene Robinson and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer will headline the annual Michigan Political Leadership Program fundraising events. A reception will begin at 7 a.m., with breakfast and the program to run from 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Website
Michigan Prosperity Forum
San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy
February 25Americans for Prosperity-Michigan will host speakers Michelle Malkin, Andrew Breitbart and Ann McElhinney. | Website
Grand Rapids Chamber Public Policy Breakfast with Legislators
The Rapid Central Station, 300 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
February 27Chamber members and their employees will have the opportunity to establish relationships with state lawmakers at this event, to run from 7:30-9 a.m. | Website
Promoting Democracy: In America’s Interest?
Performing Arts Center at Aquinas College, Grand Rapids
February 27Lorne W. Craner, with the International Republican Institute in Washington, D.C., will discuss the place democracy promotion has in foreign policy today. The event, sponsored by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, will take place from 6-7:15 p.m. | Website
Women’s History Month Reception
213 W. Malcolm X St. (formerly Main St.), Lansing
March 1The Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame will kick off Women’s History Month with an event featuring free admission, free refreshments and raffle drawings. The 2011 Women’s Hall of Fame inductee plaques will also be on display. The event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Website
MPHS Annual Meeting
Dykema Offices, Lansing
March 2The Michigan Political History Society will host its annual meeting on March 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. More information to come.
James Madison: War President
Loosemore Auditorium, GVSU downtown campus, Grand Rapids
March 6Professor Donald R. Hickey, of Wayne State College in Nebraska, one of the nation’s leading experts on the War of 1812, will dispel misconceptions that distort the view of America’s second war with Great Britain. His talk, sponsored by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, will run from 7-9 p.m. | Website
Community-University Partnerships: Invested in Michigan’s Future
Michigan State Capitol and the Michigan Municipal League, Lansing
March 6Displays and presenters will show how communities are partnering with Michigan’s 15 public universities to improve the lives of the people of Michigan. The event, sponsored by Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Website
A Tale of Two States: Indiana and Michigan
Michigan Restaurant Association, 225 W. Washtenaw Ave., Lansing
March 7This Mackinac Center for Public Policy Issues and Ideas Luncheon will feature Dr. Michael J. Hicks, who will discuss his study, “The Puzzling Differences Between Michigan and Indiana in This Recession,” and policy implications for the future. His talk will run from noon-1 p.m. | Website
Women’s History Month Reception
Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, 213 W. Main St., Lansing
March 8The Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame will kick-off Women’s History Month with the presentation of the new 2011 inductee plaques in the Hall of Fame gallery and by opening a new exhibit “Women Who Dared to Lead: Michigan Women in Politics.” The event will take place from 5-7 p.m. | Website
Michigan Democratic Party Endorsement Convention
Cobo Center, Detroit
March 10At this convention, Michigan Democratic Party members will endorse candidates for education boards and the Michigan Supreme Court. | Website
GVSU Hauenstein Center Wheelhouse Talks Series
Kroc Community Center (Salvation Army), 2500 S. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
March 14Mayra Martinez, a young community advocate, entrepreneur and founder of Mi Raza Association of Commerce, will speak from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The Wheelhouse Talks feature a cross-disciplinary group of local and state leaders who will share their philosophy and experience. | Website
5th Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, 735 S. State St., Ann Arbor
March 14Established in 2008 to honor economist and former UM Ford School Dean Ned Gramlich, this event features exceptional student work on a broad range of local, national and international policy challenges. The student presentations will run from 4-6 p.m. | Website
Liberating Libya, Strangling Syria: Intervening for Human Rights and Protection
Fetzer Center, Putney Auditorium, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
March 14George A. Lopez, professor at Notre Dame University, studies the problems of state violence, gross violations of human rights and ethics and the use of force. As the guest for the 2012 Western Michigan University Sam Clark Lecture, he will discuss current problems in Libya and Syria. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. with the lecture to follow at 7 p.m. | Website
Wolverine Caucus Forum: Invasive Species and the Great Lakes
Christman/MML Building, 1st Floor, 208 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing
March 14Professor Jennifer Read, with Michigan Sea Grant, and faculty from the UM Co-operative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystem Research, will talk about the status of invasive species in the Great Lakes. The lunch and presentation will run from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Website
Business Leaders for Michigan CEO Summit
Westin Book Cadillac Detroit
March 15Many of the state’s top CEOS will gather to address the issues facing Michigan’s future. Industry leaders will outline paths to rebuilding Michigan’s economy, identify where Michigan is best positioned to lead the nation; describe the role of innovation in growing new job sectors; and discuss how private sector investment can help drive the economy in communities. Event runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission $100. | Website
Michigan CEO Summit
Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit
March 15Business Leaders for Michigan will bring together more than a dozen of Michigan’s top executives to share strategies for building the state’s economic future. The event will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Website
Michigan’s Controversial Emergency Manager Law: A Panel Discussion on Fundamental Issues of Governance
Location TBA
March 19Andy Dillon, Joseph Harris, Brandon Jessup, Dayne Walling and Brian Jacob will discuss the state’s emergency manager law at this UM Center for Local, State and Urban Policy event. The panel discussion will run from 4-5:30 p.m. | Website
Lansing Regional Chamber Legislative Dinner
Location TBA
March 21This event will feature a panel discussion by the quadrant leaders of the Michigan House and the Michigan Senate. | Website
Teachers vs. the Public? Mapping the Fault Lines in the Politics of American Education
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, 735 S. State St., 1230 Weill Hall, Ann Arbor
March 21Martin West, assistant professor with the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will speak. This Education Policy Initiative Seminar will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. | Website
MSAE Conference: ‘Reinvent Michigan: Grow with Less’
Cooley Temple Conference Center, Lansing
March 22Presenters and panelists from across all sectors of Michigan’s economy will explore and discuss the state’s growth challenges. The event will run from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Website
2012 Spring Griffin Policy Forum: Predictions for the November Elections
Powers Hall Ballroom, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
April 2Jill Alper, with the Dewey Square Group; Rusty Hills, communications director for the Michigan Attorney General; John Truscott, president and principal of Truscott-Rossman; and Rick Wiener, principal of Wiener Associates, will discuss possible outcomes of the November elections. Rick Pluta, with Michigan Public Radio Network, will moderate. The presentation will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. | Website
GVSU Hauenstein Center Wheelhouse Talks Series
Kroc Community Center (Salvation Army), 2500 S. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
April 11Rick DeVos, West Michigan entrepreneur and intellectual and cultural leader, will speak from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The Wheelhouse Talks feature a cross-disciplinary group of local and state leaders who will share their philosophy and experience. | Website
Michigan Republican Party Reagan Day Dinner
San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy
April 17The 9th and 12th Congressional Districts will host this dinner with keynote speaker Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. | Website
Is Christianity Good for American Politics? – The Debate
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. N.E., Grand Rapids
April 26Susan Jacoby, a former journalist and independent scholar whose work focuses on American intellectual history, and Dinesh D’Souza, author of a new book What’s So Great About Christianity and a former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, will debate the importance of religion in American politics. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies-sponsored event will take place from 7-9 p.m. | Website
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