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URBAN CONCERNSWORKSHOPS INC.REPORTS TO THE72nd SESSION OF THEMINNESOTA LEGISLATUREON~120'··

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URBAN CONCERNS WORKSHOPS INC.

Urban Concerns has formed a Board of Advisors which includesmore than 250 political and community leaders from throughoutthe state. Its members support Urban Concerns' endeavors andwill be primary resource people for our experiential programs.

(612)645-0853

John WeaverRay WelkerSteve WenzelAnn WyniaKen ZubayDoug Ewald

HENNEPIN COUNTYCOMMISSIONERSJohn Derus, ChaiJr.Nancy OlkonRandy JohnsonRi cha rd KremerSam SivanichJeff SpartzTom Johnson, HennepinCounty AUoJr.YteyRAMSEY COUNTYCOMMISSIONERSDiane AhrensRobert Orth, Ch~Anthony DannaTom Foley, Ram.6ey CountyAUoJr.YteyST. PAUL CITYCOUNCI LMEMBERSRuby HuntLeonard LevineRon MaddoxJoanne SchowalterWi 11 i am Wil sonGeorge Latimer, MayoJr.MINNEAPOLIS CITYCOUNCILMEMBERSWalter DziedzicJudy CorraoAl ice RainvilleVan WhiteJacki e Sl aterParker TrostelMark KaplanTony ScallonSally HowardWalter Rockenstein IICharlee HoytDonald Fraser, MayoJr.ST. PAUL SCHOOL BOARDJames Gri ffin~William MagnusonEleanor WeberDr. Margorie NiehartDr. George Young,SupeJUn:tenden:tMargery KrausC.f.0.6e-Up Founda.:Uon

Jim HeapO.J. Hein itzJohn HimleDuane HobergShirley HokansonDorothy HokrJoel JacobsDavid JenningsCarl JohnsonDean JohnsonTad JudePhyllis KahnHenry KalisRandy KellyJerry KnickerbockerRichard KostohryzGary Lai di gRobert LemonConnie LeviDee LongGeorge MannMarcus MarshPaul McCarronK.J. McDonaldJames HetzenWiilard MungerMary MurphyBruce NelsonKen NelsonJoe NiehausFred NortonSteve NovakRichard O'ConnorSally OlsenTony OnnenTodd OtisBill PetersonDonna PetersonMark PiephoLawrence PogemillerElton RedalenTom ReesRobert ReifCarolyn RodriguezFrank RodriguezJohn RoseElliot RothenbergJohn SarnaBill Schrei berGlen SherwoodHarry SiebenMike SiebenWayne SimoneauWes Skogl undRandy StatenTom StowellSteve SviggumJim SwansonJohn TomlinsonMerlyn ValenDona1d Va 1entoRobert VanasekKathleen VellengaGordon Voss

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55104

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE

Paul AasnessJohn AinleyBob AndersonGlen AndersonKathleen BlatzJohn BrandlPeggy ByrneDou g Carl sonLyndon CarlsonKaren ClarkJohn ClawsonGeorge Dahl vangBill DeanTerry DempseyJohn DrewWi 11 is EkenDomi ni c El ioffBob Ell i ngsonWendell EricksonGi 1bert EsauJim EvansDave Fjos 1i enMary ForsytheLee GreenfieldDavid GruenesBen GustafsonCharles Hal bergThomas HarensBob Haukoos

Steve Li ndgrenWill iam Lu therMike MenningGene MerriamDonald MoeRoger MoeTom NelsonRandy KamrathJames PehlerTim PennyCollin PetersonDarrel PetersonRandy PetersonEric PettyClarence PurfeerstJim RamstadEarl RennekeDave RuedRobert SchmitzA.O.H. SetzepfandtRon SieloffGerry SikorskiSam SolonAll an SpearIrving SternAnne StokowskiPeter StumpfGlen TaylorRobert TennessenConrad VegaMyrton WegenerGera1d Will et

URBAN CONCERNS HORKSHOPSBOARD OF ADVISORS

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"a nonpartisan political education programoperating in the community since 1970"

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David DurenbergerU.S. SenatoJr.Rudy BoschwitzU.S. SenatoJr.Martin SaboCo ngJr.eJ.>.6rnanBill FrenzelCongJr.eJ.>.6rnanArlen ErdahlCongJr.eJ.>.6manBruce VentoCongJr.eJ.>.6manJim OberstarCo ngJr.eJ.>.6manAlbert H. QuieGoveJr.noJr.Lou WangbergLt. GoveJr.nOJr.Joan GroweSecJte:taJr.y a6S:tateJim LordS:tate TJr.eMU!l.eJr.

Arne CarlsonS:tate Aud.);tOJr.Warren SpannausAUoJr.Ytey Genvr.a.e.MEMBERS OF THE SENATERobert AshbachOtto Bang, Jr.William BelangerCharles BergLinda BerglinJohn BernhagenJoseph BertramNancy BrataasFlorian ChmielewskiGregory DahlJack DaviesRonald Dickl ichNeil Di eteri chSteve Engl erDon FrankMel FrederickDennis FredricksonMarvin HansonJerome HughesHubert H. Humphrey IIIDougl as JohnsonJohn reefeFrank KnollHowa rd KnutsonCarl KroenigPatricia KronebuschKeith Langseth.Marilyn LantryBob Lessard

Julia CherryOffice of Senator David

Durenberger

Jim CopenhaverHoneywell, Inc.

Sister Jane FischerCretin High School

Michael O. FreemanPopham, Haik

Virginia GreenmanControi Data Corporation

William HeaneyNorthern States power Co.

Anne HeegaardHoffmannlHeegaard &

Associates

Paul HicksHamline University

Mary HoffmannHoffmannlHeegaard &

AssociatesRobert A. JacksonUniversity of Minnesota Law School

Treva KahlAFL·CIO COPE

Merry Moen KeefeNorthwestern Bell

Joseph Fligelman LevyMetropolitan State University

Diane MartindaleMedtronlc, Inc.

Michael A. McGrathInternational O'alry Queen, Inc.

Ronald McKinleyThe Urban Coalition of Minneapolis

Lee Munnich, Jr.Midwest Research Institute

Dave O'ConnellMinnesota Government Engineers

Council

Tom OlsonPiper, Jaffrey & Hopwood

Marvin J. PertzikMoore, Costello & Hart

Dr. Clarence A. PorterPhyllis Wheatley Community Center

Dr. Geneva H. SouthallAfro·Amerlcan Studies at the

University of Minnesota

Ron SpeedHoneywell, Inc.

Sandra L. VargasMinnesota Department of Economic

Development

Flo WigerAmerican Indian Learning & Resource

Center at the University ofMinnesota

W. Harry DavisChairman of the BoardMinneapolis Star & Tribune Company

Sally E. BosankoTreasurerELDA Reading & Math Clinic

J. Paul BlakeSecretaryUniversity Relations,University of Minnesota

William BarbeauExecutive Director

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INTRODUCTION

Dear Project 120 Friend:

Urban Concerns Workshops, Inc. is proud of the innovative and comprehensiveprograms that they have sponsored over the past 10 years. One of our primaryefforts has been in experiential learning for Minnesota's young people. Project120 is our founding endeavor. The trust that the Government Learning Center andthe Legislature placed in us has provided over 1 ,750 r~innesota junior and seniorhigh school students with a nationally renowned program.

This past year saw an entire new staff come to Urban Concerns and Project 120.As the Executive Director of Urban Concerns my history includes three years ofteaching, developing curriculum on Minnesota government, active involvement inpolitical and civic affairs for more than 12 years. Our Youth Program Associate,Mary Alsop, has taught for three years; is active in her church; and has beenactive in politics. Pat Gillson, our office manager, has three years of exper­ience in other nonprofit businesses and was active in social and civic affairs.The Project 120 intern, Ron Kuzara, is a journalism major at the University ofMinnesota, having worked as an intern in the Minnesota Senate. Janet Kampf,our scheduler, taught for 8 years and worked as a Minnesota Senate employee foranother 6 years. Hal Weldin, in his second year as our evening counselor, broughta seasoned history to this year's program.

Our staff was in place by October 20th of 1980, and in two short months Project120 started. We believe that Project 120 has grown in substance this past year.A committed group of staff members, under the visionary direction of a Board ofDirectors, offered an expanded Project 120. Urban Concerns was not content withproviding the "same" program, rather a refreshing approach to discovery learningwas employed. This past year Project 120 students visited various State agencies;watched St. Paul and County government in action; utilized the numerous resourcesavailable at the Capitol; were evaluated in a report to the local teachers andparents; added 1.5 hours of teaching time to each day, to name a few.

Practical, close up examination of government is the most effective way for oneto learn about our government. Project 120 provides young people with directaccess to lawmakers in Minnesota. The students attitudes changed after their weeklong experience. It may be the first time that government was humanized and touch-ed them. We believe that their experiences are shared when they return home andUrban Concerns is proud to have been a part of their political socialization process.Because of this commitment, Project 120 has truly become a partnership in government ­a partnership between government, young people, business and education. With that inmind we submit this report to you -

On behalf of Urban Concerns Workshops and

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...Q~RB l\UExecutive Director

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ABRIEF HISTORY OF URBAN CONCERNS

Back in the late 1960 l s a group of people who had been active in both politicalparties realized that party membership was declining and that those groups whichhad traditionally been under represented were still not being attracted to thepolitical process.

By 1970 this group had come to the conclusion that a nonpartisan political educationorganization was the best way to educate people about the political process and tomotivate them to join it. So Urban Concerns Workshops, Inc. was formed. By 1971Urban Concerns had received its tax exempt status, 501 (c) (3), from the IRS.

The early programs were held in churches and private residences. They were strictlyfor members of the minority communities and young people. In 1973 the programs wereexpanded into the St. Paul and Minneapolis schools. In 1973 we also started provid­ing the local programming for a national organization called CLOSE-UP, which takesMinnesota high school juniors and seniors to Washington, D.C. for a week long educat­ional experience.

In 1974 Urban Concerns received a grant from the Bush Foundation and with the co­operation of the University of Minnesota, produced a series of video-tapes on thepolitical process. In 1976 the McKnight Foundation announced a sizeable specificgrant to Urban Concerns for the production of a series of films on why minoritiesshould become involved in the political process. By 1975 our corporate contributorswere asking for practical politics programs for their own employees. Materials wereassembled and a course outline drawn up for this new program. A grant from thePillsbury Foundation created a series of video-tapes on practical politics.

WHAT IS AN URBAN &NCERNS WORKSHOP?

Basically, it is a nonpartisan political education discussion in a small group format.Each workshop features a trained discussion leader. Urban Concerns currently has acadre of about two hundred trained discussion leaders. Many are either officers orformer staff members of the two major political parties. Some also come from groupslike Common Cause, the Citizen1s League, and the League of Women Voters. All arecommitted to the idea that only through education and motivation can we ever hope toincrease the level of participation in the political process. Although each leaderhas his or her own political preference, all workshop sessions are entirely nonpart­isan educational efforts.

The discussion leader has a number of resources at his or her fingertips to assist inthe workshops: leader manuals, the most current political education materials, ourvideo tapes on the political process, and a number of resource speakers. The discussionleader is generallyaperson with a broad background in politics, often he or she willbring in a specialist to discuss some particular aspect of the political process such as:proportional voting, polling, lobbying, etc.

The workshop begins with the leader explaining the purpose of the programs and by intro­ducing himself or herself. Then the participants are asked to identify themselves andtalk a little bit about their knowledge or lack of knowledge about the political process.

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Depending upon the number of sessions in the particular workshop series and thespecific interests of the participants, a number of different topics can be ex­plored. Some of these include: attitudes about politics, the political parties,nonparty influences, campaigns, lobbying, policy making, the precinct caucus, thelegislature, and local government.

The typical Urban Concerns course for a community group is three two hour workshopsessions, for an employee group it is five two hour sessions, and for a church groupit is generally ten one hour sessions. Our courses are flexible enough to fit intojust about any time schedule. But in all workshop series, the last session is devotedto answering any questions the participants might have and to encourage them to getinvolved in whatever political activity they think best suits them. For some thismight be a political party, for others it might be a neighborhood association, aresearch organization, a lobbying group, or a community council. At the very least,every workshop produces a more knowledgeable group of voters.

A STATEMENT OF GOALS

First, we hope to demonstrate that politics is something in which everyone participateswhether they realize it or not. Every citizen today is involved in politics even ifhe or she never pulls a lever in a voting booth or attends a precinct caucus. Perhapsthese citizens are counted as members of the "silent majority" or perhaps some candidateis quietly rejoicing because they can be counted on to do nothing. In any event, polit­ical decisions are constantly being made which will affect them but which they will nothave influenced.

Second, we hope to show people how to use the political system effectively and wisely,.The citizen who enters politics with some know-how will not be intimidated easily. Wegive people the basic political information they need but never get in civics coursesat school. This information is communicated by those people experienced in the politicalprocess and by demonstrating successful political efforts of the past. We use problemsolving examples which are closely related to the problems facing each of us.

The ultimate objective of our program is to open up the political system - to make it.accessible to the many people who feel powerless in the face of the thousands of political

"deci s ions whi ch affect thei r 1i ves da il y.

The general attitudes about politics today is one of cynlclsm and mistrust. There is amistaken assumption that some invisible line divides people between the politicians whoare not to be trusted and the rest of us - "They" and "We". In Minnesota, at least, thepolitical system is still waiting around to be used. At the most, only four percent ofthe voters attend their precinct caucus, the basic unit of our political structure. Itis here that we hope to get people involved. From this beginning, the function and theneed for political parties becomes apparent. By enlarging the base of the parties toinclude those who have heretofore felt powerless, we hope to restore some measure offaith in our system. We also stress the importance of neighborhood associations,lobbying groups, research organization, and community councils as effective ways oforganizing to have a greater impact upon decision makers.-

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Because our objective is participation rather than knowledge, it is sometimesdifficult to measure our success. If we can persuade a person to attend a caucus,that person will acquire more knowledge there than sitting in a classroom or listeningto a speaker. The small amount of practical knowledge we give that person is simply ameans to that end. We can total up the number of people we have reached on a personto person basis but not the number of minds we have changed. We can designate thenumber of persons who have voted or attended a caucus for the first time. These willinvolve many of their friends and neighbors in their follow-through beyond the class­room or discussion group. It will be a long-term accumulation of such successes whichrestores faith in our ability to govern ourselves. This is the prerequisite for ouroverall goal which is to get the political system working for everyone.

URBAN CONCERNS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary HoffmanFounder &Pres i dent1970-1972

Sa lly BosankoFounder &Pres i dent1972-1974

W. HARRY DAVISBoard Chairmanand Founder1976 - present

Forrest HarrisPresident1974-1976

Ronald SpeedPresident1976-1978

David CummingsPres i dent1979-1980

W. Harry Davis, Chairman of the BoardMlnneapo~ Stan &T4ibune

Sally E. Bosanko, TreasurerELVA Reading & Math CUnic.

J. Paul Blake, SecretaryUniVVL/.}uy Re.1.a;Uon6 - U afi M

Julia Cherry - Ofifi~c.e ofi Sen. V~enbe~g~

Jim Copenhaver - Hone~ete, Inc..

Si ster Jane Fi scher - C~eUn H~gh Schoof..

Mike Freeman - Popham &H~k Law F~

Virginia Greenman - Co~of.. Vata Co~p.

Bill Heaney - No~henn State Pow~ Co.

Anne Heegaard - Hofifiman/Heeg~d ~~oc..

Paul Hicks - Hamline Unive~~y

Mary Hoffman - Hofifiman/Heegaand ~~oc..

Robert Jackson - U ofi MLaw Sc.hoof..

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Treva Kahl - AFL-CIO

Diane Martindale - Me~nic., Inc..

Mike McGrath - Int~na;Uonal V~y Queen

Ron McKinley - U~ban Co~on

Merry Moen Keefe - No~~te~n Bell

Lee Munni ch - Mldw~t R~eanc.h I~tilute

Dave O'Connell - MN Gov't Eng~nee~ Counc..

Tom Olson - P~p~, Jafifi~ay &Hopwood

Marvin Pertzik - Moo~e, Co~tello &Hant

Clarence Porter - Phy~ Wheatley Comm.Cnt.

Geneva Southall - Afi~o-Am~.Stud{~ - UofiM

Ron Speed - Honeywell, Inc..",-..

Sandra Vargas - MN Vept.ofi Ec.on.Veve.1.opm.

Flo Wiger - Ame4ic.an Indian R~o~c.e Cnt.

THE HISTORY OF PROJECT 120

In 1975 Urban Concerns developed the concept of Project 120, a one week programfor high school juniors and seniors at the Minnesota state Capitol. About thissame time Gene Mammenga, Roger Wangen and Russ Fridley were involved with organ­izing a Government Learning Center to provide funds for programs such as thisone. With grants from the Minnesota Government Learning Center (a division ofthe Historical Society) and the 1976 Minnesota Bicentennial Commission, thefirst PROJECT 120 program was planned for the 1976 Le~islative Session.

The 1976 program ran six weeks and 20 students participated each week making atotal of 120 participants. The program was named PROJECT 120 for the legalnumber of days in the Legislative Session -- 120. Since this was a designatedbicentennial project, all of the students came for free. There were 15 partici­pants from each of Minnesota's eight Congressional Districts. The first yearof the program was a tremendous success and plans were made for the continuationof the program.

The 1977 program was expanded to 20 students from each Congressional Districtmaking a total of 160 participants. Students came by Congressional District sothat the first week of the program, 20 students came from the First Congression­al District and so on until the eighth week of the program when students from ­the Eighth Congressional District participated. Because the Bicentennial Yearwas over and that money was no longer available, students had to pay $100 tohelp cover the cost of the program. Scholarships were available for studentsin need.

The 1978 program was expanded to 240 students with 20 students attending eachweek over a period of 12 weeks. The 1979 program ran 17 weeks for a total of400 student participants. The Legislature appropriation for the 1978-19~ bi­ennium meant the cost of the program to participants was reduced to $50 withscholarships available to students who needed them. There was also an urbanand rural mix to each group, giving students a chance to meet students fromother parts of the state. One session in 1979 included an experimental pro­gram for teachers during which 14 teachers participated.

The 1980 program followed the pattern of the 1978 program. There were 10 weeksfor 240 student participants and one week for 25 teachers. An urban-rural mixwas maintained to allow students from throughout the state an opportunity tomeet with one another. The cost was held at $50 with Legislative appropriations.Scholarships were also available for students who needed them.

The 1981 program ran for 17 weeks and brought 420 students to the Capitol tostudy state government. Sixteen teachers participated in a specially designedprogram. Increased costs raised the fee to $75, scholarships were still offeredto needy students,

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PROMOTION OF PROJECT 120

We began major promotion for the 1981 Project 120 and Project 120 for Teachersp~ograms in September of 1980 with mailings to all the State legislators andHlgh Schools. Legislators were sent a letter describing the 1981 program andasking them to send a press release to their local newspapers announcing theprogram. As in the past, legislators were very cooperative. Many studentsrequested application material as a result of reading news articles placed bytheir legislator.

Material was sent to every Social Studies teacher at public schools in the State.Each Social Studies teacher received a copy of the Project 120 teacher's programbrochure, the Project 120 student brochure and one student application form. Inaddition Social Studies Chairs, Principals, Student Council Presidents and GuidanceCounselors at every public and private High School received information about Project120. The Social Studies Chair received five copies of the student brochure, twocopies of the student application, one copy of the Teacher's program brochure and afilm request sheet. Principals, Student Council Presidents and Guidance Counselorsreceived a brochure and letter explaining Project 120 and referred them to the SocialStudies Chairperson at their school for further information.

A film depicting Project 120 was available free of charge to schools. It was mailedto 22 schools which requested it this year. Project 120 information was availablefor both the teacher's program and student program at the Minnesota Council on SocialStudies meeting in Minneapolis on April 30 and May 1.

Whenever possible Urban Concerns staff visited schools to talk with teachers andstudents about Project 120. With a concern for minority student participation aspecial effort was made to contact teachers and students in schools with relativelyhigh minority student population. These included: Minneapolis North, St. PaulCentral, St. Paul Como, Red School House, St. Paul Urban League Street Academy andMinneapolis Urban League Street Academy. Churches and community organizations withprograms for minority students were also contacted. We left brochures and applicationsat these organizations and asked that interested students be urged to apply.

Urban Concerns pUblicized Project 120 through a variety of other channels. The MEAN~wspaper, MFT Newspaper, Minnesota Council for the Social Studies Newsletter and theDepartment of Education's newsletter, Update, were all sent news releases. Inform­ational letters were also sent to Social Studies superintendents at Minneapolis andSt. Paul Public Schools asking them to help promote the program in their districts.Urban Concerns made information available to participants at both Girls and BoysState held in June, 1980.

In Mid-October we mailed reminder letters to all Social Studies Chairpeople andLegislators. By the beginning of November we had about 200 applications for our 400positions. The deadline for applications was November 15, 1980. By that time we hadreceived 400 applications, but as we needed a list of alternates we extended the dead­1i ne to December 1, 1980.

At the conclusion of the 1981 Project 120 Program we sent a letter to all the teachers(230) who had sent students on the program. We detailed the program changes we hadmade and told them of our new programs and 'asked them to meet with us in the fall todiscuss program improvements and encourage'thei r promoti on of the program . All Project120 teachers were added to our newsletter list.

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PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHICS

GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION Metropo1itan 67 18%Non-Metropolitan 309 82%

SEX Female 247 66%Male 125 34%

RACE White 358 95%Non-White 18 5%

YEAR IN SCHOOL Junior 156 41%Seni ors 220 59%

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED Public 333 89%Non-Public 43 11%

PAYMENTS BY STUDENTS Paid in Full 326 87%Scholarships 50 13%

PAST POLITICAL EXPERIENCES (only 269 students responded)

Related ProgramsSocial Studies ClassOrganizations (members)Po1iti csNone

6180265052

23%30%10%19%19%

HOW THE PARTICIPANT FOUND OUT ABOUT PROJECT 120 (only 331 students responded)

TeacherAnnouncementsCounselor/PrincipalLegislatorRelativePrevious ParticipantOther Program

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12%2%

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GENERAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

PROGRAM TIME

Each of the 17 weekly sessions began Sunday afternoon and ran through 1:00 P.M. onFriday. Students stayed at the Holiday Inn State Capitol. We did not allow studentsto leave the program for other activities at any time while on the program. The stu­dents were up by 7:30 A.M. and had an 11:00 P.M. curfew.

OFFICES

Classroom space at the capitol complex was in Room 500 of the State Office Building.This space was donated by the House of Representatives. Desks, chairs and tableswere donated by the Senate. On behalf of the Senate, Majority Leader Moe donated aphone for our classroom. The phone greatly improved the communication with the mainoffice of Urban Concerns and Legislators were able to have direct contact with parti­cipants regarding any schedule changes.

Scheduling was done out of the main Urban Concerns office in the Griggs-Midway Build­ing in St. Paul. There was heavy travel between the main office and the Capitol com­plex.

STAFF

As the Youth Program Associate for Urban Concerns, Mary Alsop, was the Project 120teacher. Mary was responsible for the students activities at the Capitol. She coor­dinated and administered the selection process.

Pat Gillson, as the secretary for Urban Concerns, was responsible for all formal comm­unication between participants and the office. She coordinated all the Legislators 'appointments and prepared each participants program packet.

Janet Kampf was the Project 120 Scheduler. She was responsible for selecting andorganizing the weekly program schedules. Janet also acted as a "delivery person" ofmaterials to the Capitol.

Our intern, Ron Kuzara, assisted us by picking up incoming students on Sunday and takingthem to the bus depot or airport on Friday. Ron also coordinated the Sunday afternoonorientation and the pictures on Wednesday afternoon with Legislators. This past yearthe House of Representatives provided their own photographer, while we continued tocoordinate the Senators' photos.

Hal Weldin, the Project 120 Counselor was responsible for supervision, discipline andstudent safety during the evening hours.

William Barbeau, as Executive Director of Urban Concerns was responsible for the overallaspects of the program including staff, budget, and program contents.

Staff meetings were held each week after the students left at 1:00 P.M. on Friday.

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THE SCHEDULE

The schedule was arranged to allow for a diversity of speakers and activities through­out the day. At the same time a new emphasis was added - each week was organizedaround a particular issue, i.e., taxes, energy, education or reapportionment. Theschedule emphasized speakers with expertise in those particular issue areas. Also,the visits to state agencies correlated with the theme of the week.

Governor Quie saW the students each week for about 30 minutes. Weekly visits toJoan Growe, Warren Spannaus, Arne Carlson, the Supreme Court, the House and SenateChambers (and committee hearings), the Historical Society, and the Revisor of Statuteswere incl uded. Each week incl uded 6-8 Senators and Representati ves (equally di vi ded bypolitical party); members of the mass media; lobbyists and legislative staff members.

Some changes included adding a tour of state agencies. While the Legislature isthe lawmaking body, state agencies issue guidelines and implement the laws. Eachweek students might have visited the Department of Natural Resources, or the Departmentof Finance, or the Department of Energy, or Economic Development, or Corrections.The visit usually included a tour and question/answer session with the state commissioner.

A second change provided for a speaker from various minority groups or organizationseach week. The Upper Midwest Indian Council, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center,Harry Davis, the American Indian Learning Resource Center participated each week.

A third significant change involved having the students visit the St. Paul City Halland Ramsey County Courthouse. The students visited different Courts that were in sess­ion (Judge Flinn usually took time to visit with the students), met with Mayor Latimerand/or a City Council member, and visited with a department head of a city agency. Theinterrelationships between the federal, state, and local government was important to

,share with the student close-up.

Following is a typical Project 120 schedule:

PROJECT 120 OfficeRoom 500 State Office BuildingSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155

URBAN CONCERNS WORKSHOPS, INC.1821 University AvenueSaint Paul, Minnesota 55104

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PROJECT 120 DAILY SCHEDULE

Session 1

January 13 - 18, 1981

Energy and the Environment

Sunday, January 115:00 - Check-in, Holiday Inn State Capitol6:00 - Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol7:00 - Orientation, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Monday, January 127:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Capitol Tour, Capitol Rotunda10:00 - Representative Lee Greenfield, DFL, Energy Committee Member

Representative John Rose, IR, Energy Committee Member, Room 500 SOB10:45 - James H. Main, Deputy Director, Minnesota Energy Agency,

Room 500 State Office Building

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11 : 1512:001:001:302:153:00

3:454:155:30

- Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building- Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria- Speaker of the House, Representative Harry Sieben, Room 500 SOB- Merle Anderson, Northern States Power Company, Room 125 Capitol- Tom Johnson, Minnesota Waste Management Board, Room 125 Capitol- Senator Hubert H. Humphrey III, DFL, Energy and Housing Committee

ChairmanSenator John Bernhagen, JR, Energy and Housing Committee Member,Room 500 State Office Building

- Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Roger Moe, Senate Chambers- Tour of the Senate Chambers, Scott Magnuson- Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Gene Mammenga, Assistant Executive Director, Minnesota EducationAssociation

4:004:155:005:30

Tuesday, January 137:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Harlan Chrisianson, House Educational Services, Room 125 Capitol10:00 - Committee Meeting10:30 - Attorney General Warren Spannaus, Room 102 Capitol11:00 - Secretary of State Joan Growe, Room 180 State Office Building11:30 - State Treasurer Jim Lord, Room 500 State Office Building12:00 - Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria1:00 - Department of Natural Resources

Centennial Building, Tour and Discussion2:15 - Bus Ride to Downtown Saint Paul2:30 - Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse

County and Municipal Court Systems3:30 - City Council Chambers

Saint Paul Zoning Board of Appeals- Councilman Ron Maddox- Alice Murphy, Saint Paul Energy Department- Return to Holiday Inn- Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Dan Gustafson, Secretary Treasurer, AFL-CIO

Wednesday, January 147:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Supreme Court Session, Court Chambers10:00 - Political Parties - IR and DFL Party Officers, Room 500 SOB10:45 - Political Parties - Socialist Workers Party Official, Room 500 SOB11:15 - Norma Schumacher, President, Minnesota Governmental Relations

Council, Room 500 State Office Building12:00 - Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria1:00 - Individual appointments with Representatives and Senators

Resource Activities5:00 - Return to PROJECT 120 Classroom, Room 500 State Office Building5:30 - Dinner, Rustler Restaurant, Minneapolis8:00 - Guthrie Theatre

Thursday, January 157:30 Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Revisor's Office, Steven Cross Room G3 Capitol9:30 - Supreme Court Tour, Torn Copeland, Court Chambers10:30 - Gary Bastian, Senate Staff, Room 500 State Office Building11:00 - Senate Session11:30 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building12:00 - Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria

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1:00 - Bob Potter, KSJN Radio, Room 500 State Office BuiTBing2:00 - House Session2:30 - Film, "Legislatures Today," Room 125 Capitol3:00 - Historical Society Tour4:15 - Saint Paul Mayor George Latimer, Room 500 State Office Building5:30 - Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Friday, January 167:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Governor Albert Quie, Room 130 Capitol10:00 - Harry Davis, Minneapolis School Board Member, Room 500 SOB11:00 - Program Evaluation12:00 - Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria1:00 - Return to the Holiday Inn and prepare to depart for home

Following is a list of those people who took time to speak with the Project 120 stu­dents arid teachers. We are grateful that so many people shared their time - a valu­able contribution to the program.

LEGISLATORS

Lee GreenfieldJohn RoseHarry SiebenSkip HumphreyJohn BernhagenRoger MoeWi 11 ard MungerElliot RothenbergWi 11 i s EkenWilliam BelangerPeter StumpfRobert AshbachWayne SimoneauMarv Hans onMike MenningSteve EnglerSteven NovakTony StadumFlorian ChmielewskiRon Si el offGlen AndersonConni LeviSteve LindgrenRobert Schmi tzDarrel PetersonTim PennyGeorge MannFred NortonBruce AndersonClarence PurfeerstKathleen VellengaGil bert EsauFrank KnollGeorge Pi 11 sburyGl en SherwoodBerna rd Bri nkman

Sally OlsenJim RamstadLona MinneGerald WilletJoe BertramMary MurphyRon Di ckl i chDuane BensonMike SiebenDennis FredricksonBill Schrei berRi cha rd 0 I ConnorEric PettyPatricia KronebuschJohn KeefeKen ZubayTom StowellRichard WelchMyrton WegenerTim ShermanDominic ElioffDick Kaley

LOBBYISTSGene MammengaDan GustafsonNorma SchumacherDi ck Greenl undMerle AndersonBi 11 HeaneyJim GrathwolMike FlanaganHenry Fe1dsethWin BordenRay Di 11 onMatt Stark

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Hank FisherEd GeartyDavid KrogsengJudy WeinigRon BlockStan EneboBrad RichardsJoyce LakeWayne FeyereisenTom NewcomeJeff KnutsonSt. Clair BeemanJohn JacksonJim RobertsRosemary Wil sonAlfred FranceEdward SlettonRuth ArmstrongBernard Brommer

ST. PAUL & RAM­SEY COUNTY OFF­ICIALS

George LatimerPeg O'KeefeRobert OrthSheil a Kl assenDi ane AhrensJay Wi 11 etLloyd BurkolderVic TedescoRuby HuntWi 11 i am Wil sonRon MaddoxJoane Showalter

Alice MurphyWill i am Dudl eyJudge Fl inn

STATE DEPARTMENTS &AGENCIES

Leo AdamsNi na Rothchil dJoan SiedlLovell RichieDon JohnsonKaren KellyTom ThompsonA.E. HunterEdith La 11 ierGeorge WinterMary Ann McCoyDave ZunkerSandy HobsonRussell SimonsonDeborah SwansonMichael HeffranMa ry Sul erudRoIf Mi ddl etonDavid LairdEd JasinskiJohn EllefsonHarold LofgrenJohn MaasKent Ekl und-Tom JohnsonJames MainPaul HoffBi 11 Lester

POLITICAL PARTIES

IRDorothy LillegrinJohn KivimakVern Neppl eDavi dAngerFred McCombCi ndy Cornel eusJeff WeldinJoe PeroutkaEvie TeegenJosette Salen

SPECIAL SERVI CES

DFLMary MonahanJim SiebenCarrie WasleyJim StreetmanJoe Tessmer

SOCIALISTSGail Stonemark

HOUSE &SENATE STAFF

Joseph BarbeauScott MagnusonHarlan ChristiansonRobert Pea rsonSam RankinGary BastianTom CopelandSteven CrossFred PearsonLinda MontgomeryAnn BatesonPat FlahavenArdis JacobsonKathy Foley

OTHERS

John BolandLori SturdevantBob PotterDave PhelpsJusti ce AmdahlRob StevensonCONsn TUn ONALOFFI CERS

Al QuieWarren SpannausJoan GroweJim LordArne CarlsonLou Wangberg

Ron McKinleyUrban ConcernsUrban Coalition

Ha rry Davi sUrban Concerns

Sandy VargasUrban Concerns

Clarence PorterUrban Concerns

Arthur HimmelmanUrban Concerns

Jeff LevyUrban Concerns

Earl CraigUrban Coalition

Sister GiovanniGuadalupe AreaProject

Ted MahtoRed School House

,Flo WigerUrban Concerns

Larry MartinUpper MidestIndi an Counci 1

Jeremy RockmanAmeri can Indi anCenter

STUDENT EVALUATIONS AND CERTIFICATES

For the first time we filled out an evaluation form on eachProject 120 participant. The teacher and counselor commentedon their behavior and particular academic points of interest.

Comments were made regarding the attentiveness of the paritici­pant; whether the participant participated with questions;was he/she tolerant of others opinions; did they make an effortto socialize and get to know other students; did they read theassigned materials and were prepared for activities and speakers.

The form was mailed home to each participants parent and teacher.

A certificate was given to each Project 120 student recognizinghis/her week-long experience studying state government.

We also sold Project 120 T-Shirts for $5.00~ The T-shirt wasgold with black lettering - URBAN CONCERNS WORKSHOPS, INC.,PROJECT 120 and our insignia.

Each participant was charged $1.00 for an autographed pictureof the group. Each week the Governor arranged for picturesand this year we offered the students an autographed photo ofthe group picture with the Governor.

Following is a copy of the certificate of recognition to Project120 participants.

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•~

11111-...•~

11111-...•~

Project 120This is to certify that

has completed a week-long seminar on Minnesota

Government conducted by Urban Concerns Workshops,

Inc. and is now ready to become a more active participant

in the political process.

11111-...--PROGRAM EVALUATION

William BarbeauExecutive DirectorUrban Concerns Workshops, Inc.

MaryA/sopProject 120 Teacher

A four page evaluation was filled out by each participant on the last day of the pro­gram. The evaluation included short answers and two pages of lengthy responses for futureimprovements of the program. Some of the evaluation questions and responses follow:

1. How clear was your understanding of the objectives of PROJECT 120 before the programbegan?

A. 140 Very clearB. 173 Pretty clearC. 63 Not very clearD. Not clear at all

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2. How closely did the content and emphasis of the program coincide with your expectations?A. 177 Very closelyB. 180 Somewhat closelyC. 19 Not too closelyD. Not at all

3. Are you gl ad you came on PROJECT 120? '-375 YES

1 NO

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4. Overall, I would say that PROJECT 120 was:188 A challenging way to learn about government and politics172 An informative way to learn about government and politics

16 A satisfactory way to learn about government and politics___~A disappointing way to learn about government and politics

5. How would you describe the growth in your understanding of how government and pol-itics operate as a result of the 120 program?

A. 312 I learned qui te a bitB. 60 I learned some new thingsC. 4 I learned very littleD. I did not learn anything new

Other questions that the participants were asked included: What are some of your learningneeds or questions concerning government and politics that were not answered in the pro­gram?; What activity did you enjoy the most? the Least? Why?; Do you have a more pos­itive, or a more negative attitude toward government as a result of the program?; Do youthink you will become politically active in the near future? The evaluation was an in­depth examination of the program performance and detailed suggestions for future programagendas.

MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS WORKBOOK

Each Project 120 participant received a 120 page guidebook on Minnesota government.The guidebooKs format changed this past year. The guidebook was condensed, reorganizedfor better flow, pictures were added, and sections on the Black, Native American, andMexican-American contribution to Minnesota life was added. A section on the history of"protest" politics on Minnesota was included.

ASSIGNED RESOURCE ACTIVITIES

This year we gave each participant assignments to utilize the resources at the Capitol.The free time on Wednesday afternoon was to met their legislator and do some short re­search tasks. The students had to report back to the full group of students. Someactivities included: 1) tracing your family tree through the Minnesota Historical Society;2) note precedents of law on prominent cases through the Revisor; 3) report on the filingrequirements for lobbyists.

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POLITICAL ATTITUDE SURVEY

Before each student took part in the program he or she completed a political attitudesurvey. After participating in the program the students again took the same politicalattitude survey. Reproduced below are their before and after responses, and the per­cent of change.

NOTE: Please be aware of the actual figures as well as the percent change of anaccurate appraisel of these questions.

1. The decisions made in state government represent the will of the majority ofpeople of the state.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

BEFORE

29239

801636

AFTER

75288

33o4

% CHANGE

+11+19-12

4-8

2. The decisions made in state government are primarily influenced by privateinterest groups.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

36132138

1183

22136206

297

-4+1

+16+4

-18

3. State government is very responsive to the needs of the people.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

71178

901843

12525012o8

+14+18-18

4-8

4. State government has a negative influence on the lives of the people

Strongly Agree 12 1Agree 26 13Di sagree 238 195Strongly Disagree 41 185Not Sure 83 7

5. The State Legislature is very effective.

Strongly Agree ,31 95Agree 218 225Disagree 55 39Strongly Disagree 35 31Nat Sure 61 10

-2.5-3

-11+36-18

+16+2-1-1

-13

15

6. The State Legislature is very poorly organized.

BEFORE AFTER. % CHANGE

Strongly Agree 13 8 -1Agree 24 40 +4Disagree 240 201 -10Strongly Disagree 56 143 +20Not Sure 67 8 -14

7. There is too much work required of State Legislators during the Legislative Session.

Strongly Agree 29 30 +.5Agree 52 131 +20Disagree 196 207 +2Strongly Disagree 36 14 -6Not Sure 87 18 -17

8. The salary for State Legislators is much too low.

Strongly Agree 41 20 -5Agree 53 104 +13Di sagree 183 233 +8Strongly Disagree 46 11 -3Not Sure 77 3C -12

9. There is not enough staff provided for the Legislators to conduct their work.

Strongly Agree 11 6 -1Agree 44 52 -2Di sagree 165 272 +27Strongly Disagree 17 35 +4Not Sure 163 35 -32

10 The pol it i ca1 parties control the votes of their Legi s1ators to a great extent.

Strongly Agree 32 16 -4Agree 197 147 -13Disagree 78 177 +25Strongly Di sa gree 17 52 +9Not Sure 76 8 -17

11. Initiative and referendum is necessary to make state government more responsive to voters.

Strongly Agree 33 43 +2"-',Agree 199 160 -9

Di sagree 57 92 +9Strongly Disagree 27 63 +9Not Sure 84 42 -11

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12. I would feel very comfortable meeting and talking with my legislators.1

BEFORE AFTER

Strongly Agree 63 252Agree 210 137Disagree 44 9Strongly Disagree 18 0Not Sure 65 2

% CHANGE

+48-18-9

4-16

13. An individual who decides to become actively involved in the political processcan be very influential in the decision-making process.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

56230

455

64

156231

112o

+15+.25

-9-1] 6

14. The political system in Minnesota is a very closed system; that is, it is verydifficult for a group or individual to get involved.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDi sagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

1230

2286664

47

125263

1

-2-6

-26+50-15

15. It is everyone's duty to vote.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

314792o5

32273

5oo

+2-1+1o1

16. In order for an individual to fulfill his or her political rights and responsibilities,it is necessary to get actively involved in the political process beyong voting.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

82214

772

25

96198101

32

+4-4+6

+.25-6

17. Pol it i ca1 parties are not very important to the po1it i cal system.

Strongl y Agree 23 3 -5'-.

Agree 27 22 -1Disagree 210 215 +1Strongly Disagree 108 157 +12Not Sure 32 3 -9

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18. Po 1it i ca1 parties are a very effective means through which an individual canhave an input into the political process.

BEFORE AFTER % CHANGE

Strongly Agree 99 106 +2

Agree 218 266 +12Di sagree 18 15 -1Strongly Disagree 16 2 -3Not Sure 49 11 -10

19. A person cannot be effective in the political process as an independent.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

2041

2118345

15120190

6411

-2+20

-5-4-9

20. There is very little difference in ideologies and beliefs between the two majorpolitical parties.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

1958

2123180

14121191

6311

1+16

-6+8

-18

21. Only through a third party can effective and necessary change be brought about.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

1496

2192546

1126

2589312

-1-18+10+17

-8

22. Being a state legislator should be a full time - year around job.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

30231

601861

35124200

329

+1-26+49

+4-13

23. The precinct caucus-convention system is a very effective system and should bepreserved in this state.

Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeNot Sure

58195

2513

109

18

11425110

124

+14+16

-6-3

-19

24. Lobbyists make a very essenti a1 and positive contribution to the legislative process.

BEFORE AFTER % CHANGE

Strongly Agree 75 173 +25Agree 194 221 +7Disagree 43 5 -9Strongly Di sagree 0 0 0Not Sure 88 1 -21

25. How would you rank the American Party on the Political spectrum?

Radical 28 43 +3Li bera1 45 34 -3Moderate 69 79 +2Conservative 38 69 +8Reactionary 14 76 +16Not Sure 206 99 -27

26. How would you rank the Democrat Farmer Labor Pary on the politi ca 1 spectrum?

Radical 11 11 0Libera1 170 244 +19Moderate 64 79 +3Conserative 56 37 -5Reactionary 14 10 -2Not Sure 85 19 -17

27. How would you rank the Independent Republican Party on the political spectrum?

Radical 12 13Libera1 39 31Moderate 98 51Conservative 186 273Reactionary 7 13Not Sure 58 19

28. Do you pl an on voting in the general election?

Yes, Definitely 376 358Probably 21 32Probably Not 1 2Definitely Not 0 4Not Sure 2 4

+.25-2

-12+22

+2-10

-2+3

+.251

+.5

29. Do you plan to get actively involved in the political process beyond voting:campaigns, lobbying, neighborhood groups, etc?

Yes, Definitely 96 189Probably 201 171Probably Not 55 20Definitely Not 0 0Not Sure 93 20

19

+23-8

-13o

-18

3l. Do you think that you may someday run for a political offi ce?

Yes, Definitely 89 76 -3Probably 67 144 +16Probably Not 143 86 -14Definitely Not 21 20 -.25Not Sure 80 74 -2

32. Do you now or do you plan on communicating with your elected officials, such asState legislators and congressman?

Yes, Defi nitely 101 240 +35Probab ly 206 136 -17Probably Not 36 2 -8Definitely Not a a aNot Sure 57 22 -9

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1980-1981 PROJECT 120 BUDGET

Funding for Project 120 comes from a variety of sources. The financial support forProject 120 is also a partnership between the government, educators, business, parentsand the student. The Minnesota Government Learning Center grants Urban Concerns anamount of money allocated by the State Legislature. This year the grant came to $37,160.Project 120 participants paid fees totalling $27,095. Urban Concerns Workshops added$15,350.85. Total revenue for 1980-81 was $79,605.85. This budget does not reflectthe in-kind support from the Minnesota Senate and House for the room, desk, chairs,phone etc. It also does not include the cost of transportation for the student to andfrom St. Paul. The contribution from speakers should also be considered. Again, Pro­ject 120 is a partnership of committed people. Below is the itemized disbursements ofProject 120:

WorkbooksScholarshipsMini Comm BeepersTransportation (busses for GuthriejOmni night)Staff ExpenseNewspaper Ads for employeesMealsRefundsAccident InsuranceEntertainmentHotelClipping ServicePrintingPostageOffice InsuranceWorkers CompPhoneHealth InsuranceOuts ide Servi ceUnemployment InsuranceSuppliesTypingFilmOffi ce RentMeetings

CounselorInternTeacherSchedulerSecretaryPromotionTemporary Hel pExecutive DirectorAccounting

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS

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1,096.002,455.00

157.821,310.00

149.86135.56

12,541.23957.50548.75

1,485.5029,761.98

201. 991,228.67

279.8091.8058.61

129.62257.40561. 17375.28560.88193.30193.30

2,056.0098.61

2,846.15508.80

8,400.002,715.664,500.001,104.33

438.751,868.40

428.00

$79,605.85

11:00::'2:001:002:004:004:305:30

PROJECT 120 FOR TEACHERS APRIL 5 - 10) ~981

For the third year Urban Concerns has sponsored a teacher week. Fourteen teachers fromthroughout Minnesota took part. The following teachers participated:

Ronald Albright Wi 11 i am Bo1in Richard Fisher Tom Idstrom~asson-Mantorville Tracy \Jells-Easton New Brighton

Denny Hartman Raymond Hermanson Jack Houge ~lendy ShannonNorthfiel d Two Harbors St. Cloud Stewartville

James Mark Janice Mathieu Dan Mi kelBrainerd Brainerd So. St. Paul

Richard Swygman Stephen Twitchell Tom Gi bbonKasson-Mantorville No rth Bran ch Jackson

The program was promoted by Urban Concerns Workshops, Inc. and Roger Wangen of the StateDepartment of Education. Urban Concerns Workshops, Inc. provided staff support forscheduling and some teaching. Roger Wangen was the principle teacher for the week.A brochure was mailed to the social studies chairs in early September promoting the pro­gram.

The schedule follows: (Teachers were required to develop a teaching unit of an issuerelating to Minnesota government.)

PROJECT 120 OfficeRoo~ 500 State Office BuildingSaint Paul, Marmesota 55155296-0723

Teacher Program

AprilS - 10, 1981

Stmd.ay, AprilS5:00 - Check-~!, Holiday Inn State Capitol6:00 - Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol7:00 - Orientation, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Monday, April 67:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building, Mary Alsop, PROJECT 120 Coordinator9:00 - Capitol Tour, Capitol Rotunda10:00 - Senator Gene Merriam, DFL, Coon Rapids

Senator Steve Lindgren, IR,Richfield, Room 500 State Office Building- Harlan Christianson, House Educational Services, Room 125 Capitol- Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria- Senate Education Committee Meeting, Room 15 Capitol- House Session, House Gallery- Senator Roger Moe, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Chambers- Tour of Senate Chambers, Scott Magnuson- Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Mr. Gene :rvrammenga, Assistant Executive Director, Minnesota Education Association

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11: 001l:3012:001:002:003:004:30

3:004:005:30

11: 00 ­12:00 ­1:002: 152:454:00

Tuesday, April 77:30 Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building9:00 - Historical Society Tour

Additional time for individual information gathering.- Secretary 'of State Joan Growe, Room 180 State Office Building- State Auditor Arne Carlson, Room 500 State Office Building- Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria- }~r. Steven Cross, Revisor's Office, G3 Capitol- Atto-:cney General Warren Spannaus, Room 102 Capitol- Speaker of the House of Representatives ,Harry Sieben, Room 500 State Office Building- "An Educator's Preview" - The Science Museum of Minnesota

Exhibits &. Demonstrations by museum staff.s: 30 - "The Great Barrier Reef," WilliamL. McKnight Omnitheatre7:00 - Dinner, Holiday Inn State Capitol

Wediiesday, April 87:30 - Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:15 - Discussion, Room 500 State Office Building, Mary Alsop, PROJECT 120 Coordinator9:00 - Supreme Court Session, Supreme Court Chambers10:00 - Political Parties, IR and DFL Party Officers, Room 500 State Office Buildingll:OO - The Documents Center, 117 University Avenue, Dave Zunker12:00 - Lunch, Transportation Building Cafeteria

~e&lesQaY, April 8 .1:00 The Department of Education, Conference Room A, 1st Floor Caplto1

Square Building, Deparw~ent Presentation, S~ldy Hobson Coordinator- Mr. Bill Lester, Metropolitan Council, Room 500 State Office Building- Nina Rothchild, C01IDCil on the Economic Status of Women, Room 500 SOB

Dinner, Geno's Restaurant, 670 Payne Avenue, Saint Paul

Thursday, April 97:30 Breakfast, Transportation Building Cafeteria8:00 Committee Meeting9:30 Lobbyist, Room 500 State Office Building10:00 - Representative Carl Johnson, DFL, Saint Peter

Representative Connie Levl~ IR, Dellwood. Room sao State O££ice B.uildingSenate SessionLunch, Transportation Building Cafeter~a

Supreme Court Tour, Supreme Court ChambersState Treasurer James Lo~d, Room 500 State Office BuildingLt. Governor Lou Wangberg, Room 122 CapitolGovernor Albert Quie

Friday, April 107:308:30

Bre~~fast, Transportation Building Cafeteria- 9:00 , Registration, Close-Up Program

Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public AffairsMayo Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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TEACHER EVALUATION SUMMARY

JAMES MARK

"I gained a more detailed knowledge of how state government works, in all three branches.I also gained valuable information on the amount of materials that are available for class­room use, many either free or at a minimal cost. I also gained a better understanding ofwhat goes on "behind the scenes", such as the work of the Revisor's Office, the DocumentsCenter, etc.

Needless to say, I greatly enjoyed a second time around, and heartily endorse the entireprogram as a valuable teaching lesson on the workings of state government. I think it isa disgrace that so few actually apply and try to take advantage of the opportunity offeredby Project 120 for Teachers. II

RICK FISHER

"I really think that by being here I will be able to talk and teach about state governmentin more of a first hand method ... lt was the first time I had ever been to the Capitol whilethe Legislature was in session. At the end of day #1, I was saying to myself, 'How the Helldo they get anything done ' , by the end of the week, I really had developed a differentattitude. II

STEVE TWITCHELL

liAs for me, I think the things I learned the most were how hard legislators work ... II

PROJECT 120 TEACHER WEEK BUDGET

INCOME

Grant from the Government Learning CenterFees from ParticipantsContribution from Urban Concerns

TOTAL INCOME:DISBURSEMENTS

3805.411050.00

70.48$4925.89

WorkbooksOffice RentPhoneSuppliesOutside ServicesOffice InsuranceHealth InsuranceWorkers CompUnemployment InsurancePrinti ngHotelEntertainmentTransportationMealsSubstitute timeClipping ServiceFilm

45.00116.1057.8056.0037.8910.7428.2314.9934.9623.82

1412.4048.00

499.95677.71

1190.004.367.50

PostageStaff ExpenseInternCounselorTeacherSecretarySchedulerPromotionSupervisionBookkeeping

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:

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38.8257.8225.00

160.86108.7056.3864.0037.8285.0426.00

$4925.89

WHEREAS: PROJECT 120 HAS SOUGHT TO FOSTER THOUGHTFUL CITIZEN PARTICIPATIONAMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

FOR THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTA STUDENTS; AND

WHEREAS: PROJECT 120 HAS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMAL DIALOGUES

BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDEN1S AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL~; AND

WHEREAS: PROJECT 120 HAS AI DED MINNESOTA TEACHERSPROGRAMS IN GOVERMENT STUDIES BY SPONSORING

DEVELOPING STIMULATING MATERIALS; AND

IN ESTABLISHING EXCITING

INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS AND

WHEREAS: PROJECT 120 IS CELEBRATING ITS SIXTH SUCCESSFUL YEAR;

NOW, THEREFORE, 1, ALBERT H. QUIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,

DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 1981 TO BE

PRO J E C T 120 M 0 NTH

IN MINNESOTA, AND HilVE ASKED LILLJTENANT GOVERNOR Lou WANGBERG TO PREPARETHIS PROCLAMATION FOR MY SIGNATURE AND DISSEMINATE THE SAME.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OUR HANDS AND CAUSED THE GREATSEAL OF THE STATE OF [vlINNESOTA, TO BE AFFIXED THIS THIRTIETH DAY OF APRILIN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINF HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, AND OF

THE STATE THE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SECOND .

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PROJECT 120 PROCLAMATION AND A THANK YOU RECEPTION FOR 1981

The Board bf Directors of Urban Concerns Workshops, Inc. held it's Annual Meetingon April 30, 1981 at the Holiday Inn State Capitol with the 24 Project 120 students.Besides the Annual Meeting, April 30th was a big day for Project 120. On the pre­ceding page a copy of the Governor's declaration of Mayas Project 120 Month is shown.

Seventy-five people joined Project 120 students, the Board of Directors of Urban Con­cerns, and Minnesota's 6 Constitutional officers to witness Governor Quie sign theformal Proclamation. The signing took place in the Reception Room of the Governor'sOffice. After the Proclamation signing the Governor talked for 20 minutes with thestudents.

At the same reception Urban Concerns wanted to say thank you to many people for theiractive support of Project 120. Project 120 has been providing learning experiences for6 years and over 800 community, business, and political leaders have shared their time.A certificate was designed to thank a number of people who have given that "extra l1 forProject 120. These recipients have given hundreds of volunteer hours throughout thepast 6 years. Urban Concerns wanted to maked a special effort to thank these people.On the following pages are pictures of the Proclamation signing and pictures of of theCertificate of Appreciation Recipients. We have also included a copy of the certificateand listed below are the deserving recipients.

GOVERNOR AL QUIE LT. GOV. LOU WANGBERG ATTY. GEN. WARREN SPANNAUS TREAS. JIM LORD

SEC. OF STATE JOAN GROWE AUDITOR ARNE CARLSON SEN. ROGER MOE REP. HARRY SIEBEN

THE Dn HOUSE & SENATE CAUCUSES THE IR HOUSE AND SENATE CAUCUSES TOM COPELAND

THE STATE Dn AND THE STATE IR PARTIES REP. GLEN SHERWOOD SEN. ROBERT ASHBACH

REP. GLEN ANDERSON REP. CARL JOHNSON REP. BRUCE ANDERSON JUVGE FLINN STEVEN CROSS

SEN. MIKE MENNING HARRIENT LUNDBERG ROBERT PEARSON HARLAN CHRISTIANSON PAUL HICKS

SCOTT MAGNUSON THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY-RUSS FRIDLEY PAT nAHAVEN

SANDRA BARRINGER

NORMA SCHUMACHER

dENE MAMMENGA

COLLEEN BJERKE DAVE O'CONNELL

CONGRESSMAN MARTIN SABO

ROGER WANGEN GREG GANONG

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Pictured clockwise from upper left are Mary Alsop (Project 120 Teacher), William Barbeau(Exec. Dir~), Harry Davis (Chairman), presenting to Sen. Menning; Rep. Glen Anderson;Vern Nepple; Mary Monahan; Russ Fridley; Roger Wangen.

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Pictured clockwise from upper left are Jim Lord; Sen. Ramsted for the Senate IR Caucus;Lt. Gov. Wangberg; Warren Spannaus; Gov. Quie; Joan Growe.

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11111-...•--11111-.di&

•-11111-...--

Project 120May 1,1981

The Students of PROJECT 120 and the Board of

Directors of URBAN CONCERNS WORKSHOPS,

INC. wish to express their appreciation and gratitude to

who has made an ongoing commitment to the goal of

effective citizen participation by young people. We

therefore, award this certificate of recognition and

commendation.

Harry Davis William Barbeau Mary AlsopChairman, Executive Director PROJECT 120Urban Concerns Workshops Urban Concerns Workshops Coordinator

The following articles have appeared throughout the State of Minnesota about the visitsof the students to the State Capitol. Also is a picture of then-Vice-President Mondale~ith a group of Project 120 students. The Vice-President stopped by to talk with the stu­Jents when he was at the State Capitol in early January.

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Student breakfast and lunch areserved in the Transportationcafeteria.

Project 120 students visit the manyplaces that offer information onstate government.

Project 120 students waiting for~Qne

of the many committee hearings tostart.

During a brief break in the schedulea couple of Project 120 students posefor the camera.

Each week Project 120 students visit­ed the ~etropolitan Council. BillLester spoke with the students.

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OSAKIS REVIEW

Kim Chapman Visits Repr. Dave FjoslienDuring PROJECT 120 At The State Capitol CROOKSTON DAILY TIMES

Polk Co.

Kim Chapman from Osakis, Minnesota, joined State Representative Dave Fjoslien,IR-Brandonin House Chambers'at the Capitol in St. Paul. Kim was in St. Paul to takepart in PROJECT 120, a week-long government course offered to high school juniorsand seniors in the state. During his week's stay at the State Capitol, Kim met with hislocaUegislators and learned first~hand about government operations and personnel.

PROJECT 120 is sponsored by Urban Concerns Workshop, Inc., a non-partisaneducational organization.

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VISITS CAPITOL-Mary McClernol.l, a student at Mount St.Benedict Academy, visited with Sen. Roger Moe at hiscapitol office. Mary was participating in week-long activitiesof Project 120-a program which gives students a close lookat state government.

SherwoodReceives

Proiect 120Award

Project 120, the citizenship study program for highschool iuniors and seniors. awarded certificates' ofappreciation to state officials who have supported thegoal of education in governmental policies and programsfor young people.

The awards were distributed at a ceremonyproclaiming Mayas Project 120 month. Governor AlbertQuie's proclamation stated that "Project 120 has soughtto foster thoughtful citizen participation among youngpeople by providing meaningful educational experien­ces. "

Recipients of the awards included Governor AlbertQuie and the other Constitutional Officers, severallegislators, lobbyists and legislative and Supreme Courtstaff members.

BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETONNEWS-North Dakota

Three area Project 120 students visit capitalto view state government in action

Daily News photo by Sarah Dodson

Brickzin had different thoughts. "I'mhoping to become.a lawyer and this pro-

Brent Brickzin, Mary Hoogland (seated) and Karie Toelleare all Breckenridge High School students who participated

gram has inspired me to become in­volved in politics at the state level."

Toelle had\ mixed views, "It really didmake a difference to me. I would like tobe invo)ved in politics at the local level.It influenced myvlews on voting also.

You should know what you are votingfor and not just pick a name, and Ilearned that my one vote will alwaysmake a difference."

in the 1981 PROJECT 120 at the State Capitol in St. Paul thisspring.

Hoogland commented, "It inspired meto vote and to know the issues that weare faced with today."

When the Daily News asked thestudents if the trip and program af­fected them they all agreed it did. Butthe agreements were all on differentlevels.

floor of the House. You really can seeand hear a tremendous amount morethan if you are in a balcony, Seeing therepresentatives, their facial expres­sions and hearing it all is really cool."

"My father had a minor complaintabout the state," said Toelle, also asenior. "So I told Valan, District 9Brepresentative, apd he sat, listened andwas concerned about what I was say­ing. I was reillly impressed."

By SARAH DODSONDaily News Writer

Brickzin, a senior, commented, "Thebest experience I had was to get on the

In 1975 the Urban Concerns Workshopsdeveloped the concept of PROJECT120. The Urban Concerns Workshops,Inc., is a tax-exempt educationalorganization which was founded in 1970.PROJECT 120 is a five-day program forhigh school juniors and seniors wholearn about government and politics inthe state of Minnesota. In 1976 the pro­gram ran for six weeks with 20 studentsparticipating each week, making a totalof 120 participants. Thus the namePROJECT 120 was adopted.

The program has grown through theyears. This year the program was runfor 17 weeks, allowing 420 students tostudy Minnesota government in St.Paul.

Mary Hoogland, 17, Karie Toelle, 18,and Brent Brickzin, 18, all of Brecken­ridge, all participated in PROJECT 120this spring at the state capital. Theschedules of the students were verybusy during their stay. They visitedwith Minnesota governor Al Quie,studied and watched the three branchesof government in action, met the mayorof St. Paul, the city council of St. Paul,obServed the Ramsey County Court andparticipated in other various activitiesthroughout the week.

The three learned about the programfrom their American governIIlent in­structor, Paul·Sannes, who explainedthe purpose of Project 120. Hoogland,Toelle and Brickzin were immediatelyinterested, applied and were accepted.

Hoogland, a junior at BreckenridgeHigh SChool, gave her observation ofthe House of Representatives and ~en~

ate chambers. "The Senate was veryformal. Everyone was dressed nicelyand the manner in which they spokeeven had to meet certain standards.But the House chambers were quite dif­ferent. It was very chaotic with peoplerunning around and representativesyelling at each other. There was quite adifference. "

Recently three Breckenridge studentshad a very rare and impressive ex­perience, to spend a week in the statecapital observing, listening to and talk­ing with high state officials and law­makers. They were part of PROJECT120.

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