Public Forum: Equality, Opportunity, and Public Policy in America Fall 2016 Series

December 1, 2016
6:30 PM
N120 College of Public Health Building (CPHB)

These public panels are part of the undergraduate course, "Equality, Opportunity and Public Policy in America," supported by the Public Policy Center as part of the Forkenbrock Series on Public Policy.

The undergraduate course itself is a “Big Ideas” class.  It is an investigation — drawing on the insights of a number of disciplines — of a big problem, or idea, or question.  For us, that big question is this: What does the government do, and why? The course focuses in particular on:

  • What does the government do to ensure economic security or well-being?
  • What does the government do to create or ensure equality of opportunity?  

The class is organized into five units, each lasting about three weeks. The first unit establishes some of the basic elements of public policy: how we identify problems that need to be addressed, and how we decide what policies might work best. The following four units each look to a particular policy area, and the ways in which each of these address equality of opportunity and economic security, and conclude with public forums, bringing together the campus and local community to discuss major social issues facing us today.    

  • September 22: Education Policy in Iowa
  • October 13: Work and Wages: Labor Market Policy in Iowa
  • November 3: Anti-Poverty Policy in Iowa
  • December 1: Health Care Policy in Iowa

Each of these panel discussions are free and open to the public (see details below), and will be held in Room N120 College of Public Health Building (CPHB) from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Schedule

September 22, 2016

Education Policy in Iowa - Equality, Opportunity, and Public Policy in America Fall 2016 Series
State Representative House District 56 House Education Committee
Johnson County Social Services
Iowa City Education Association
Riverdale Heights Elementary School Pleasant Valley Community School District
Iowa Reading Research Center

October 13, 2016

Work and Wages: Labor Market Policy in Iowa - Equality, Opportunity, and Public Policy in America
University of Iowa Labor Center
President Iowa City Federation of Labor
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Representative
Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa

November 3, 2016

Anti-Poverty Policy in Iowa - Equality, Opportunity, and Public Policy in America Fall 2016 Series
Iowa State Senator Human Resources Committee and Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee vice-chair
Administrator Division of Adult, Children & Family Services, Iowa Department of Human Services
Housing Fellowship
Former Community Food Security VISTA The Crisis Center of Johnson County
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County

December 2, 2016

Health Care Policy in Iowa - Equality, Opportunity, and Public Policy in America Fall 2016 Series
University of Iowa Clinics American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates
University of Iowa Public Policy Center Health Policy Research Program
Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic
Iowa Public Health Association
The Forkenbrock Series provides a forum for dialogue about policy areas from applied, academic, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The series was established in honor of David Forkenbrock, a nationally recognized transportation researcher. Dr. Forkenbrock established the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa in 1987 and directed the Center until 2007. His vision was to enable public and private sector decision makers to work with faculty, staff, and student researchers to explore solutions to complex problems related to the public interest.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Dragana Petic at dragana-petic@uiowa.edu.