DebateWatch events

Colleges and Universities are invited to participate in DEBATEWATCH, a voter education program of the Commission on Presidential Debates. This year's presidential debates are scheduled for Sept. 26, Oct. 7 and 15; the vice presidential debate is Oct. 2. DebateWatch is a voter education program of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). The goal of DebateWatch is to bring people together to watch the televised debates and talk about what they’ve learned. The DebateWatch website offers a program guide for hosting a debate gathering. Colleges, universities, organizations, student groups and others can organize, publicize, or otherwise support opportunities for citizens to gather together, watch debates, talk about them afterwards and provide feedback. This simple, flexible program makes it easy to encourage individuals to engage in civic discussion. For more information on DebateWatch, see www.debates.org.

First presidential debate
Friday, September 26
The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Jim Lehrer
Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS

Vice presidential debate
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Gwen Ifill
Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor, Washington Week, PBS

Second presidential debate (town meeting)
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Brokaw
Special Correspondent, NBC News

Third presidential debate
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bob Schieffer
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation

Each debate will begin at 9:00 p.m. EST.