{"id":234,"date":"2021-01-20T12:56:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T18:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pacon\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:34:11","slug":"public-affairs-conversation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Affairs Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-purple\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper site-panel__title--has-img\">\n\n\t\t\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"PACON2-923&#215;248\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pacon\/files\/2017\/09\/PACON2-923x248.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-panel__title--background-image 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The PACON goes beyond the political tug of war to explore the roots of contemporary controversies in historical debates and ideals, and to develop the complex relationship between the moral, theoretical, and scientific dimensions of public affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Course Sequence + Funded Internship Opportunity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to all first year students, regardless of\u00a0<strong>anticipated\u00a0major.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>(Fall) Public Affairs I &#8211; Foundational Debates: Considers core contested ideals during the founding of the republic such as freedom, equality, democracy, authority, community<\/li>\n<li>(Spring) Public Affairs II &#8211; Contemporary Controversies: Approaches contemporary issues such as gun rights, abortion, affirmative action, healthcare reform, immigration, and free speech from an interdisciplinary perspective<\/li>\n<li>Funded Internship Opportunity (Up to\u00a0<strong>$4500.00<\/strong>): Completed in the summer immediately following the program in the first year&#8211;or during the January semester of the sophomore year&#8211;at an organization of the student\u2019s choosing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FYS<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Foundational Debates; and &#8211; Contemporary Controversies;\u00a0<b>WRR<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Note: Only by taking the full two-course sequence do students get access to the internship funds + all of the following GE&#8217;s &#8211; FYS, WRR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: the video below, while several years old and containing former instructors and leaders, still gives a sense of the program and its aims. Look for an update in the coming year!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\">\n<div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-lazy\" data-js=\"lazyload-embed\" data-embed-provider=\"st. olaf college\" > \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/?p=805\" data-embed-href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/embed\/p805?autoplay=1\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger\" data-js=\"lazyload-trigger\" title=\"Public Affairs Conversation - Institute for Freedom and Community\" data-embed-id=\"p805\"> \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__image lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/components\/poster\/p805\" alt=\"Public Affairs Conversation - Institute for Freedom and Community\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-embed-lazy__caption\"> \t\t\t<i class=\"wp-embed-lazy__icon icon icon-play\"><\/i> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger-label\">Play Video<\/span> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__title\">Public Affairs Conversation &#8211; Institute for Freedom and Community<\/span> \t\t<\/figcaption><\/a> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"margin: 1em 1.6em 1em 0em; border-bottom: 2px solid #d18a00;\">Fall Semester<\/h6>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-253\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pacon\/files\/2020\/12\/Great_Debate-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" \/>PACON 180\u2013Foundational Debates<\/strong>: This course examines American ideals and the tensions among them, ideals such as freedom, community, equality, democracy, justice, responsibility, and authority. The course analyzes the political, economic, moral, and religious dimensions of the debates and decisions that continue to shape American society. It considers classic founding documents, ideas that influenced the founders, and the major thinkers and events relevant to understanding the diverse range of models for government, markets, and society.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"margin: 1em 1.6em 1em 0em; border-bottom: 2px solid #d18a00;\">Spring Semester<\/h6>\n<p><strong>PACON 181\u2013Contemporary Controversies<\/strong>: This contemporary public affairs course examines ethical <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-306\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pacon\/files\/2021\/01\/Keeanga-Yamahtta-Book-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/>commitments and empirical evidence relevant to the workings of government, markets, and society as applied to contemporary issues. 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