Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore will be speaking on behalf of Senator Obama at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, on the Orange Carpet in the Cornell College Commons.
They will be reinforcing the importance getting out the vote. If you plan on attending please email Cornelliansforobama@gmail.com.
Barack Obama spoke on campus on Dec. 5, 2007 in the run-up to the Iowa Presidential Caucuses. Scarlet Johansson also later appeared on his behalf.
Kutcher is a Cedar Rapids native.
If you have any questions please email Lauren Wuchte at Lwuchte10@cornellcollege.edu.
Cornell College does not endorse any candidate seeking elected office or any political party. The college does support critical thinking and analysis of political candidates by its students, faculty, and staff, and encourages them to become civically engaged in the American democratic process.
Cornell College, a vibrant liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, seeks to educate its students and community about the 2008 U.S. Presidential election process. Cornell’s mission is to sustain “a community devoted to liberal learning and democratic values,” and to that end, the college encourages student participation in the election. Throughout the election season, Cornell College will invite all candidates and surrogates for the Presidency of the United States of America to visit the historic Hilltop campus.