Two days of seminars (followed by a week of volunteering) would normally be enough to leave students glassy-eyed and exhausted. The “Charlotte and the Convention” conference at Queens University of Charlotte was a clear exception. After over 30 different speakers and as many topics, students poured out of the classroom enthusiatic about engaging with the Democratic National Convention as members of the Charlotte community. Here’s a quick re-cap of our two days with links to more information:

Introductory information about the conference and our students

• The full conference schedule and list of speakers
• Chronicling the student experience on Pinterest

Sessions and Speakers
All of our sessions were recorded and will potentially be released at a later date. Below are links to further information about each of the following sessions:

• Opening Remarks
• Tom Hanchett kicks-off the event with a lesson on Charlotte History
• Jason Silverstein on Social Media and Journalism
• Race, Faith and Social Justice
• Coverage of ongoing interviews of political protesters by Dr. Commins
• Behind the Scenes with the Carolina Stories Project
• DNC2012 Pecha Kucha
• Charlotte’s Media Makers prepare to cover the DNC

Event Coverage
Queens University of Charlotte spearheaded a multi-story campaign about the work in COMM 360 and covered the following stories:

• Fox News Rising advance coverage of COMM360
• The #COMM360 hashtag trended on Twitter in Charlotte
• Queens Students Intern at DNC #2012, September 4
• Students in the field at #DNC2012, September 5
• “Hello there, Mr. President.” #DNC2012, September 6
• Witnessing History at #DNC2012, September 6