Feature Story

July 16, 2010 | By Pam Besel

‘Is This America?’ – Featured Photo

Photo by David Hawxhurst, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

OWU’s part-time speech instructor Eric Gnezda ’79 performed at a national bipartisan conference on civility held by the Institute for Civility in Government in Washington, D.C. Gnezda performed his song ‘Is This America?’ The June 21 event, held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, included citizens and national leaders. It explored the importance, challenges, and opportunities for practicing civility in the current culture of partisanship and polarization.