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Huntsman Seminar 2009

For a official Huntsman Seminar application, click here

The Huntsman Seminar in Constitutional Government for Teachers is a five-day, summer seminar for secondary civics teachers sponsored by the Jon and Karen Huntsman Foundation. The primary focus of the seminar is to improve the quality of civic education in Utah schools. Participants gain valuable knowledge and insight into current events in American Politics by learning from and interacting with political experts, judges, university faculty, and elected officials. The Huntsman Seminar is a unique opportunity for teachers to gain an in-depth understanding of local, state, and national political issues.

Each year, 25 to 30 secondary civics teachers from Utah are selected as participants and receive a fellowship. A Huntsman Seminar Fellowship provides graduate credit (3 hrs of Poli Sci 6990) and all costs for tuition, books, and supplies. Participants are asked to contribute an enrollment fee of $100. Participants are provided with either free lodging in the University of Utah Guest House or a $50 per diem.

If you have already been accepted to particpate in this year's seminar and would like to pay your $100 enrollment fee online, click here.

The 2009 Huntsman Seminar will take place August 3-7, 2009
Principal topics covered during the seminar included:

The American Republic & the U.S. Constitution.
The Two-Party System in the U.S.
Quality of Leadership and Representation
The Role of Campaign Finance Reform and the Impact of the Media
Politics in the Classroom: The Fine Art of Educating Young Citizens
Interest group politics
The Right to Vote

Directed By: Kirk L. Jowers, Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics and
Dr. Dan Jones, Professor/Lecturer in the University of Utah Political Science Department and President of Dan Jones & Associates.

To read the graduation speech of Mark Durfey, one of last year's Huntsman Seminar participants, click here.

For More Information
The Huntsman Seminar is held during the summer (dates vary) at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah Campus. Please contact Jayne Nelson at the Hinckley Institute of Politics for more information.

Seminar Photo Gallery

2008 Huntsman Seminar Unit Plans

Anita Ardi - Lobbyist, Law and Media, Oh My!

Emily Bates - Who Represents You?

Aileen Bennett - Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

Brett Bishop - Democracy for the Active

Jim Brusatto - The Presidency and Bureaucracy

Jessica Christensen - The Courts

Patrick Ciervo - The Making of a President 2008

Donny Constaninean - From Bill to Law

Mark Dewey - Bill of Rights

Melinda Dickson - Voting Responsibility

Mark Durfey - Lobbying