Members of the campus community are invited to join Chancellor DiStefano and Provost Moore for the annual presentation of CU Boulder faculty awards and the introduction of faculty members receiving tenure and promotion. The ceremony will be preceded by two programs earlier in the day, hosted in collaboration with Family Weekend.
Eleventh Annual Fall Convocation
Awards and Presentations Celebrating Faculty Achievements
All events in the Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library 5th Floor
Sept. 30, 2016
Program
10 -Ìý10:50 a.m.
“Air Wars and Ground Gamesâ€
A Panel Organized by Kenneth Bickers, Professor, Political Science;
and Anand Sokhey, Associate Professor, Political Science
With Election Day quickly approaching, experts from Political Science explore campaigning in what has been a particularly tumultuous presidential election cycle. How are campaign ads used to mobilize voters? How has campaigning adapted to the use of social networks? What techniques are used to utilize social networks for voter turnout? These important issues will be explored, along with examples of advertising that implement these strategies.
11Ìý-11:50 a.m.
“The Disaffected Voter: The Impact of Campaign 2016Ìý
in November and Beyondâ€
A panel organized by Elizabeth Skewes, Journalism Department,Ìý
College of Media, Communication and Information
The current political season features candidates on both the Republican and Democratic tickets who have the highest negative ratings of any candidate in recent history. And the election is occurring in a time of increased polarization in the country, increasingly pointed coverage by the media and a steady stream of negative advertising. So what does all of this mean for the candidate who wins in November? And what are the implications for U.S. politics moving forward? A panel of faculty members from the College of Media, Communication and Information will analyze this historic and controversial presidential campaign and will discuss how the discourse – by the public, in the media and in advertising – might shape future elections.
1:30- 2:30 p.m.
11th Annual Fall Convocation Awards Ceremony
- Welcome by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano
- Introduction of faculty members receiving tenure and promotion by Provost Russell Moore
- Presentation of Provost’s Faculty Achievement Awards
- Presentation of Student Affairs Faculty Award
Reception immediately following awards ceremony.
![The bronze faculty medal, reflecting the seal of the university](/today/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/faculty_medal.jpg?itok=MYH2GDr7)
The faculty medal, recognizing tenure at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder.