Baker Center Public Programs: August-September 2010 

August
31—     What the Health Care Reform Law Means to You               

Carole Myers, Assistant Professor, UT College of Nursing and Fellow for Health 
Policy at the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy
            Beth Uselton,Tennessee Health Care Campaign
            
Panelists will provide an overview of the recently-passed national health care 
reform law; outline key provisions of the reform law, and the implementation 
timeline. Panelists will also discuss what the health care law reform means for 
those with employer-based coverage, Medicaid, and Medicare; uninsured 
individuals; and small businesses. 
6:30-8:30PM. Toyota Auditorium
Webcast http://tinyurl.com/292scne


September

10—     Challenges in  Middle East Diplomacy in the Age of Instant 
Communications
Ambassadorial Lecture Series, Margaret Scobey, Ambassador to Egypt
Listen online via webcast from Noon -1:00 PM  http://tinyurl.com/249hm22
            
US Ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scobey, will offer an overview and insights 
into the unresolved regional conflicts in the Middle East that continue to 
involve US interests.  Her remarks will include a discussion of the changes in 
the practice of diplomacy that the communications revolution of the last thirty 
years has engendered. 

13-17—Celebrate Congress Week & Constitution Day! 
            
15—     Border Crossing: A forum on about Immigration, States’ Rights and Civil 
Rights.
3:30 PM, Hodges Library - Galleria – 1st floor 

UT Libraries and the Baker Center have pulled together a group of panelists to 
discuss this topic and engage the audience in the discussion as well.  Panelists 
include:  Otis Stephens and Karla McKanders, UT College of Law; Jon Shefner, 
UT Department of Sociology and Roberto Martinez, Past-President of the 
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee and Chair of the Latino 
Committee for SunTrust Bank 

16—     Constitution Signing 
Join UT Libraries and the Baker Center and “sign our US Constitution – 11 a.m. 
– 2 p.m on the UT Pedestrian Walkway near Hodges Library

17—     Celebrate Constitution Day!
Answering the Call of Service:  Campuses as a Focal Point of Civic Education 
and Engagement 
Bob Graham, former Florida Governor, U.S. Senator, and author, will address 
attendees of the Tennessee Campus Compact statewide meeting and the UT 
Campus.  Book signing to follow . 

10:00-11:00 AM Toyota Auditorium  
            Webcast http://tinyurl.com/24ds353
            
17—     Global Security Distinguished Lecture Series - Bob Graham, former 
Florida Governor, U.S. Senator, and author will discuss national security issues 
and his book,  Intelligence Matters. Book signing to follow.

7:00 PM Toyota Auditorium 
Webcast http://tinyurl.com/24uz2zg

21—     Economic Literacy in Civil and Uncivil Discourse: Addressing the Federal 
Deficit
Sherry Kasper, Professor, Maryville College and Baker Center Fellow will discuss 
the level of economic literacy among citizens and policy-makers as it relates to 
civil and bi-partisan dialogue about our federal deficit.  

7:00 PM Toyota Auditorium  
Webcast http://tinyurl.com/24qq2ak


Amy K. Gibson, Ph.D.
Director of Communications and Public Programming
Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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