Speakers at STCC to discuss presidential election on Oct. 13

WHAT:                    

Ovations Series will present its second event of the fall program. “Get Out and Vote!” will feature a discussion of the upcoming election. STCC students also will have an opportunity to register to vote.

WHO:                      

Bill Scher, a liberal blogger and analyst who was one of the first political bloggers. Scher founded LiberalOasis.com in 2004. He is a contributing editor to POLITICO Magazine, a writer for RealClearPolitics.com and has appeared numerous times on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.”

Holly Robichaud, who has consulted for the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. She is founder and president of Tuesday Associates, a political consulting firm that won the prestigious Reed Award for innovative designs of campaign literature. She has appeared on Fox News. New England Cable News, and is a columnist for the Boston Herald.

Linda Matys-O’Connell, of the League of Women Voters. She also will be on hand to register STCC students to vote, as well as introduce the latest apps in voter registration. Matys-O’Connell is a communications consultant who founded the Valley Advocate in 1973. 

WHEN:                    

Thursday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.

WHERE:        

Springfield Technical Community College, Scibelli Theater, Scibelli Hall

About Springfield Technical Community College

Founded in 1967 and located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, STCC is a major resource for the economic vitality of Western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC, an Achieving the Dream Leader College, offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. STCC’s highly regarded transfer programs in business, engineering, liberal arts, science and technology continue to provide the most economical options for students pursuing a four-year degree. With an annual enrollment of more than 8,700 day, evening, weekend and online students, STCC is a vibrant campus rich in diversity.

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Media contact: Jim Danko, coordinator of media relations, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu