Events

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Thursday, November 20, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Clifton Court Hall 5280.
Light refreshments provided. Registration requested.

The Portman Center challenges University of Cincinnati students across majors to propose solutions to significant issues in local and national politics. Participating teams present their proposals to expert guest judges and are encouraged to bring their proposals into action by sharing their research with lawmakers and other public changemakers.

For the Portman Center’s 2025–26 Health Policy Challenge, undergraduate student teams from across the university created policy proposals to improve health care access, affordability, and quality in Ohio. Four finalist teams will present their proposals.

Each team will have 5 minutes to pitch their proposal, followed by 5 minutes to answer questions from the judges. Judges will deliberate immediately following the presentations; before the event concludes, we will announce the winning team!

Each member of the winning team will receive a $300 award and travel funding to represent UC at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics Policy Challenge Super Bowl.

Securing Our Fiscal Future: Developing Solutions to Tackle America’s Debt and Deficit

Monday, March 30. Nippert West Pavilion. Speakers and program details to be announced. 

The Portman Center convenes local, state, and national policy leaders to discuss achievable solutions to issues that impact our communities. These convenings welcome students and UC affiliates, government officials and staff, non-profit organizations, and community members to engage in policy practice.