Center for Political Participation
Brooks Hall
Phone: 814-332-6201
Fax: 814-332-2301
cpp@allegheny.edu

Events

Allegheny College to Host Model Campaign USA Competition

McCain Campaign Strategy Director Presents Keynote at CPP Conference

Allegheny College To Host Congressional Debate on Oct. 8

Pittsburgh Activist To Help Present “American Blackout”

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Professors Discuss Social Security Reform

Election Night Extravaganza Draws over 1,000 Students

Phil English and Steven Porter Debate at Allegheny

Congress to Campus Program Brings Former Congressmen to Allegheny

Campus Political Fair Educates Student Voters

What Is Working To Woo Young Voters?

Allegheny’s Center for Political Participation Joins National Effort

Photo Gallery of Washington DC Trip

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Winners announced in Cyber Scrapbook project

The Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College sincerely appreciates all submissions to the proposed "Cyber Scrapbook: Reflections of Youth on the 2008 Election." Unfortunately, there were not enough submissions to the project to make it a success. The Cyber... Read more...

Allegheny College to Host Model Campaign USA Competition

More than 140 participants—a record number of high school students and their teachers, Allegheny students, staff and faculty—will gather on Allegheny’s campus on Wednesday, April 29 to be part of the fifth annual Model Campaign USA. Read more...

McCain Campaign Strategy Director Presents Keynote at CPP Conference

The Center for Political Participation (CPP) at Allegheny College will host a daylong conference, “Hot Shots of the 2008 Election,” on April 2 to explore lessons learned by young political operatives during the 2008 election. Read more...

E.J. Dionne Jr. Keynote Speaker for Post-Election Conference “Full Disclosure: The Media and the 2008 Election”

The Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College will host a special post-election event, “Full Disclosure: The Media and the 2008 Election,” on Nov. 20. Read more...

Shea Sees Historic Shift in the Role of Young Voters in American Politics

“Elections are democracy’s feast, but for decades young Americans were content to sit at the side table, off in the corner. Not this time,” said Daniel M. Shea, professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College. Read more...

Election Day Reminders

The Center for Political Participation reminds everyone to vote. Rides to the polls will depart from the top of Brooks Walk every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Read more...

Shea Offers Close-Up View of Tight Congressional Race in Battleground State

Close congressional races don’t come much tighter than the contest in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District. “Roll Call” recently released polling data suggesting it’s a dead heat, and Charley Cook, of the Cook Political Report, calls the race one of the few toss-ups in the nation. Read more...