The first in a series of Kansas Town Hall programs focusing on election year issues, “We the People: Civic Education in Kansas,”willbe held March 22 in the Visitors Center of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene.

The program begins at 7 p.m. with a keynote speech by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who will address the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

A panel discussion will follow the keynote address, including four panel members. They are Bob Beatty, Professor, Political Science, Washburn University; Nathan McAlister, History teacher, Royal Valley Middle School, Mayetta, Kan.; Pam Sanfilippo, Education Specialist, Eisenhower Presidential Library; and Tom Vontz, Professor and Director, Center for Social Studies Education, Kansas State University.

The panelists will discuss civic education programs, classes and activities in which they are involved. A question and answer session will follow their presentations.

This Kansas Town Hall program is held in partnership with the Kansas Humanities Council, Kansas State University Library, and the Kansas State University Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy.