C-SPAN Bus At MTSU Wednesday...Public Invited!

Jan 12, 2019 at 06:56 pm by bryan


(MURFREESBORO) The C-SPAN Bus is on a "Southern Swing, and it will be in Murfreesboro this coming Wednesday, January 16, 2019. C-SPAN's award-winning state-of-the-art, 45-foot customized bus will visit Middle Tennessee State University to engage students, teachers, community members and elected officials.

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Here are the event times:

11:55 AM-12:15 PM Middle Tennessee State University - Class Presentation *Non-bus

12:30 PM-2 PM Middle Tennessee State University - Open Bus Event (Bus will be parked in Honors College lot)

2:45 PM-3:05 PM Middle Tennessee State University - Class Presentation *Non-bus

Through interactive kiosks and demonstrations aboard the Bus, visitors will learn about C-SPAN's in-depth coverage of the American political process and comprehensive online educational resources, including C-SPAN.org - an extensive video library containing close to 250,000 hours of searchable content for viewing, research and education purposes, dating back to 1987. In addition, Bus visitors will be invited to share their thoughts on what it means to be an American for C-SPAN's "Voices from the Road" project.

C-SPAN Marketing Manager Heath Neiderer said, "We are excited for the opportunity to meet, engage and share our resources with residents along our 'Southern Swing' and hearing from people about what being an American means to them. Some of the cities on this tour haven't seen our Bus in many years. We hope they enjoy their experience aboard our interactive mobile classroom and discover new ways of keeping well-informed."

Since 1993, a C-SPAN Bus has traveled across the nation visiting schools and community events in partnership with C-SPAN's cable and satellite providers. Bus visitors engage with C-SPAN representatives and interactive tools to learn about the unique public affairs programming and online resources such as C-SPAN Classroom - the network's free membership service for teachers and students.

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