Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is a non-profit educational institution and museum founded in 2009 and named after Senator Ted Kennedy, who first envisioned it in 2003. The Institute's mission is dedicated to educating the public about the important role of the Senate in our government, encouraging participatory democracy, invigorating civil discourse, and inspiring the next generation of citizens and leaders to engage in the civic life of their communities. In 2009, Peter Meade was named to lead the Institute.[1] In 2014, former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack was named interim president.[2] The Institute was dedicated by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2015 with Vice President Joe Biden in attendance prior to its opening to the public on March 31, 2015.[3]

Location, design, and construction

The Institute is located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston, near the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, on Columbia Point in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The building was designed by Rafael Viñoly and will conform to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) specifications for sustainable building.[4] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 8, 2011.[5]

Kennedy house

In 2012, the Institute announced that the Kennedy family has donated the main house of the historic Kennedy Compound to the EMK Institute. The Institute also announced that educational seminars are to be held in the house and that the house itself will be opened to the general public at specific times as a memorial museum, dedicated to the Kennedy family.

References

  1. ↑ Peter Meade to lead new Kennedy Institute on US Senate
  2. ↑ Former UMD Chancellor Jean MacCormack named interim president of Edward M. Kennedy Institute
  3. ↑ Ted Kennedy's Legacy Lives on with a New Interactive Institute for the Senate
  4. ↑ "Institute Renderings". Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ Leblanc, Steve (April 8, 2011). "Kennedy Senate Institute in Boston Breaks Ground". Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

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Coordinates: 42°18′56″N 71°2′6″W / 42.31556°N 71.03500°W / 42.31556; -71.03500 (Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate)

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