UNC Asheville hosted the C-SPAN Mobile Classroom on October 29, just a week prior to the 2019 election day and as part of their 2020 Battleground States Tour. Through interactive kiosks and demonstrations aboard the 45-foot customized bus, visitors learned about C-SPAN’s in-depth coverage of the American political process, Campaign 2020 programming and comprehensive online educational resources, including C-SPAN.org.
C-SPAN staff also led an open class and shared details about internship opportunities. Students interested in interning with C-SPAN can follow up with Doug Hemmig at dhemmig@c-span.org.
Asheville was one stop on the seven-week Battleground States Tour, encompassing 10 states expected to be closely contested in the 2020 presidential election. After kicking off in September in Iowa, where the first caucuses in the nation are held, the bus traveled to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, New Hampshire and Tennessee. It continues the tour in South Carolina, Florida, Virginia and Maryland before ending in December in Washington, D.C. Follow the journey at https://www.c-span.org/series/?community.
Read more at WLOS and the Blue Banner.
UNC Asheville students also traveled to Washington, D.C. for fall break 2018. Read more in our story archive and connect with alumni on Capitol Hill. https://magazine.unca.edu/winter2018/department/from-the-mountains-to-the-hill
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