This edition: The Model Senate Project
Episode Details
Original tape date: October 1, 2000.Edward T. Rogowsky, himself instrumental in establishing the Model Senate Project, discusses the program with Miguel Montez of SUNY and Jill Simone Gross of Hunter College, CUNY.
The Project, aimed at Hispanic students in the State and City Universities, is part of a larger statewide annual conference in Albany each year. Students go through extensive training before traveling to Albany to participate in mock sessions of the State Senate, discussing one or more Bills of consequence in that legislative year.
Guest List
Dr. Jill Simone Gross Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College/CUNY
Miguel Montez Director, Office of Hispanic-American Affairs, SUNY
Prof. Edward T. Rogowsky Host, Metroview & CUNY Forum
