The unifying goal of this event is to equip students with the skillset to navigate our increasingly polarized world. On behalf of the GPSA and organizing partners, please join a panel of Cornell-based professionals to discuss politics, policy, and communication during times of polarization. Your feedback on depolarizing campus is solicited during the GPSA open forum, and welcome your participation in the workshops on discussing the personal impacts of polarization, and addressing misinformation.

Come to any or all of the events open to the Cornell community. Food provided! The event is composed of sub-events run by the collaborating organizations, and you are welcome to attend all or a selection of them.

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4:00 p.m From Conflict to Conversation – Civility in an Era of Polarization

• Introductions and messages from organizers
• Message from Cornell Political Union (CPU)

4:20 p.m Empathy and Active Listening during Polarized Dynamics

• Mental Health Workshop presented by EARS × CPU

5:20 p.m Navigating a Polarized World: Insights Across Politics, Policy, Communication, and Misinformation

• Panel featuring Prof. Richard Bensel (Government), Prof. Dan Lamb (Public Policy), Dr. Kara Rode Webber (Vaccination Conversations with Scientists), Prof. Jeff Niederdeppe (Communication)
• Panel co-hosted by CPU

6:10 p.m. dinner (Chipotle)

6:30 p.m Confronting a Polarized Campus

• Listening Session with the GPSA

7:00 p.m Using Compassionate Conversations to Stop Misinformation: Strategies and Lessons Learned from Vaccination Conversations with Scientists

•Workshop presented by Kara Rode Webber, PhD

•Drop-In Session parallel to Workshop: EARS Drop-In Peer Listening

7:45 p.m. light reception

Registration: https://cglink.me/2ee/r2277455 Location is to be confirmed at a central location on campus.

Hosts

The event is co-hosted by the mental health group EARS (Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service), the graduate advocacy group VaCS (Vaccination Conversations with Scientists), the Cornell Political Union, and the student government group GPSA (Graduate and Professional Student Assembly).