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The Education Enrichment Institute enables lifelong learning & empowerment through knowledge & discussion of Erie heritage, liberal studies, global issues & U.S. & world history. Read more... |
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The Public Policy Institute seeks to strengthen the Erie community, together, by addressing issues & providing an open forum for community assemblies and local research studies. Read more... |
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Drawing on the integrated wisdom of Jefferson and Milton, the Brock Institute for Mega Issues Education aims to develop methods for universities and think-tanks to encourage students to learn on a broad scale in order to understand and respond to the many issues affecting America today. Read more... |
The Jefferson Educational Society of Erie (JES) is a non-profit institution founded to promote civic enlightenment, and community progress for the Erie Region through the study, research, discussion, of those ideas and events that have influenced the human condition. The Society, therefore, will offer courses, seminars, and lectures which explain the central ideas which have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region.
The Jefferson Civic Leadership Academy Alumni Network is a formal association of graduates of the JCLA who wish to remain active in their community. The organization will promote networking among graduates, cultivate participation in activities that foster community growth, and encourage leadership development among members.
The $50 annual dues (plus $1 processing fee) covers event expenses for members throughout the year, and funds will also be earmarked when available to assist with financial aid for prospective Leadership Academy participants who may need financial assistance to join the program. Questions regarding dues or payment structure can be sent to Alumni Network Chairman Ryan Palm at ryan.palm@gmail.com.
Dues for the 2018 operations year can be submitted by clicking here.
The purpose of this event is twofold: We will host special guests and renowned urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak, authors of The New Localism. They will discuss their new book, which devotes special attention to Erie, revealing where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges in Erie.
Too, we will detail our exciting plans for the next 10 years. While the Jefferson team is proud of our many accomplishments in our first decade as Erie’s think tank for community progress – sponsoring more than 1,000 programs on local, state, national and global issues – looking ahead to the next 10 years is both exciting and important to the entire Erie community.
What do we have in mind? Here is a glimpse:
-Offer additional programming at Jefferson Satellites throughout the area so that location is never an impediment for adult education;
-Institute a Scholars-in-Residence program in which experts in various subjects will conduct research, author publications, and hold public presentations;
-Expand our rapidly growing Civic Leadership Academy with the Raimy Fellowship Program;
-Announce the lineup for the Jefferson’s Global Summit X*, scheduled for Fall 2018,
*featuring former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency General Michael Hayden, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, former deputy assistant to President Trump Sebastian Gorka, among many others.
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JES Global Summit
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