C SPAN BUS TAKES "SOUTHERN SWING" TOUR Midland College hosts C-SPAN ON Tuesday, February 26February 25, 2019

On Tuesday, February 26, Midland College (MC) will host C-SPAN’s award-winning state-of-the-art, 45-foot customized bus, and C-SPAN staff will visit various MC English, government, history and paralegal classes to engage students and faculty.

C-SPAN staff will make classroom presentations between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. as follows:

8:00-8:30 a.m. – Marie Hall Academic Building, Room 101

8:30-9:00 a.m. – Marie Hall Academic Building, Room 179

9:00-9:20 a.m. – Fasken Learning Resource Center, Room 217B

9:30-10:00 a.m. – Marie Hall Academic Building, Room 179

Between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., C-SPAN staff will conduct tours of the bus.  Tours are open to the public.  The press is invited to any of the classroom presentations and/or the bus tours.

Through interactive kiosks and demonstrations aboard the C-SPAN bus, visitors will learn about C-SPAN's in-depth coverage of the American political process and comprehensive online educational resources, including C-SPAN.org – an extensive video library containing close to 250,000 hours of searchable content for viewing, research and educational purposes, dating back to 1987. In addition, bus visitors will be invited to share their thoughts on what it means to be an American for C-SPAN's "Voices from the Road" project.

"We are excited for the opportunity to meet, engage and share our resources with residents along our 'Southern Swing' and hearing from people about what being an American means to them," said Heath Neiderer, C-SPAN Marketing Manager. "Some of the cities on this tour haven't seen our Bus in many years. We hope they enjoy their experience aboard our interactive mobile classroom and discover new ways of keeping well-informed."

Aboard the high-tech, interactive C-SPAN Bus you'll find:

• Access to an exclusive interactive experience available on 11 large-screen tablets featuring C-SPAN programming and myriad of political and educational resources
• A smart TV and classroom area for conversations with students and teachers
• A high-definition TV production studio for taped and live programming
• A 360-degree video station featuring C-SPAN's unfiltered coverage of high-profile events and insightful, behind-the-scenes tours of U.S. landmarks
• A D.C.-themed selfie station where visitors can share their Bus experiences through social media 

“We are looking forward to having C-SPAN on campus in order to bring this educational experience to our students and the community,” said Rebecca Bell, MC executive director of Institutional Advancement.  “When the announcement was made about C-SPAN being on campus, our faculty enthusiastically volunteered to host the classroom presentations.  This is the second time that C-SPAN has been on the MC campus, and we gladly welcome them back to Midland.”