The Inaugural Symposium
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- INDIANA UNIVERSITY/PURDUE
UNIVERSITY
- PRESS
RELEASE
- Fall 1998
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- Chancellor Gerald Bepko of Indiana University-Purdue
University at Indianapolis has announced that on December 1, 1998,
IUPUI will host the first annual Bulen Symposium on American
Politics.
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- Presenters already confirmed include such luminaries as David
Broder, Mark Shields, Ken Bode and a number of other nationally
known commentators; Jim Nicholson, Chair of the National
Republican Committee and Colorado Governor Roy Roemer, Chair of
the Natinal Democratic National Committee; and Joe Andrew and Mike
McDaniel, chairs, respectively, of the Indiana Democrats and
Republicans. They will be joined by a number of respected
scholars, political figures and media representatives to discuss
the declining influence of political parties and the significance
of that decline to the health of our political and governmental
institutions.
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- "We are delighted to be able to present an event of such
national importance." Said Bepko. "We are especially indebted to
the committee that has chosen to honor Keith Bulen's contributions
to American political life by establishing an annual symposium
devoted to the subject Keith cared most about-the health of the
American political system."
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- The Committee boasts some of the most important political
names in the state, both Republican and Democrat. Co-chairing the
event will be Mitchell Daniels, Jr., a senior executive at Eli
Lilly Company, William Blomquist, Chair of the I.U. Department of
Political Science at IUPUI, and Sheila Kennedy, Assistant
Professor of Law and Public Policy at the I.U. School of Public
and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI.
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- The Symposium will be an all-day event held at the University
Place Conference Center, 850 W. Michigan Street on the Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Attendance will
be by invitation only, and strictly limited. There will also be a
luncheon presentation, and a dinner honoring Keith Bulen. Those
unable to participate in the full-day symposium will have an
opportunity to attend either or both of those events.
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- "Keith has been a real inspiration to generations of Indiana
political figures," said Daniels. "We hope the Bulen Symposium
will become the premiere forum for discussion of the American
political landscape and, even more important, will become a
vehicle for the revitalization and reinvigoration of our political
institutions."
- The Symposium is sponsored by Indiana
University/Purdue University, Indianapolis
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