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Dr. Carter defines purpose of KHIPP candidate forums at CU As a Christian institution, we celebrate and affirm the separation of church and state, but we also consider it an ethic of our faith that people are to be involved and informed in the public square. - DR. MICHAEL V. CARTER By Dr. Michael V. Carter President, Campbellsville University In an era when the lack of civic and political engagement is lamented by numerous commentators and educators, Campbellsville University has taken a series of positive steps to assure that the CU campus and larger community are duly informed and introduced to the 2007 candidates for Kentucky Governor. CU's Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy, in cooperation with Team Taylor County (the umbrella economic development entity for Campbellsville-Taylor County), have put together a series of candidate appearances for all the major Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor. With financial underwriting by three local financial institutions (Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Community Trust Bank, and Taylor County Bank), each of the major candidates for Governor have committed to appear on campus and to travel to our community, to meet community leaders and citizens, and to make a presentation before an assembly of students, faculty and staff, and individuals from the local community. The candidates are being interviewed for a 30-minute talk show on our low-power television station, TV-4, which is also broadcast over area cable systems. Why would an independent university such as Campbellsville University take time to put together this type of series? Campbellsville University, now celebrating her Centennial year, has a long history of engagement in the life of the community and region. We take seriously, as part of our mission, the responsibility of community and regional stewardship and to encourage our faculty, staff, and students to be actively involved in the faith, civic, political, and social life of our region of the Commonwealth. As a Christian institution, we celebrate and affirm the separation of church and state, but we also consider it an ethic of our faith that people are to be involved and informed in the public square. It is a basic part of our mission to help prepare the next generation of informed leaders as well as to present the diversity of political opinions among the gubernatorial candidates in an important election such as the 2007 race for Kentucky Governor. Campbellsville University, Team Taylor County, our local banks, and the local community are working together to help educate voters, to help inform the candidates of our needs and views, and to encourage the candidates to be more aware of and concerned about the needs of smaller towns and areas of Kentucky. We extend appreciation to the candidates for taking time to join us for these series of forums, and we encourage all Kentuckians to take seriously the task that we face in selecting the Democratic and Republican nominees for Governor on May 22. Appreciation is expressed to Team Taylor County and the three banks for helping sponsor the candidate forums. The result will be a better informed citizenry and primary election winners who are better educated about the needs of higher education, our community, and region. This story was posted on 2007-03-28 11:01:59
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