Engage ICT

The stay-at-home order is being rolled back in Kansas, but the battle against COVID-19 continues. KMUW's Engage ICT convened a Digital Democracy on Tap on May 26, 2020, to address viewer questions and concerns. A panel of local experts discussed what it's like fight COVID-19 and what to expect as restrictions are loosened.

Panelists:

• Michael Lowe, Medical Intensive Care Unit Manager
• Dr. Rebecca Reddy, Pediatrician
• Dr. Chloe Steinshouer, Pulmonologist

Here is the conversation:

KMUW's Engage ICT teamed up with 1A Across America to discuss the U.S. food supply chain. 1A's national correspondent Sasha-Ann Simons guest hosts this conversation. Our panelists are:

• Brian Grimmett, KMUW
• Linda Pechin-Long, Graze the Prairie
• Travis Russell, Public at the Brickyard
• Brian Walker, Kansas Food Bank
  

KMUW's Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap is convening digitally on Tuesday, May 5, for a follow up conversation about victory gardens. We're digging in even more with our panel of gardening experts. See what the panel is planting and get more of your gardening questions answered.

Here's the live video stream from KMUW's Facebook page:

KMUW's Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap is convening digitally on Tuesday, April 28, for a conversation about victory gardens. Our three panelists are answering questions about home gardening, to give you peace of mind—and food—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our expert panelists:

• Brian Mann, Victory Gardens of Maize
• Rebecca McMahon, K-State Research & Extension - Sedgwick County
• Paul White, P&P Seed and Bait Co.
  

On April 14, 2020, our topic for Digital Democracy on Tap was Financial Triage. We discussed  how to cope financially during the COVID-19 era, with tips and advice from our expert panel. The conversation was streamed live from KMUW's Facebook page, where viewers could comment with their own questions and concerns.

Our panelists were:

• Dustin Lentz, Stoutheart Financial Group
• Rhonda Thomas, Butler Community College
• Jeff Witherspoon, Consumer Credit Counseling Service
  

KMUW has put together a series of virtual events—Distance Socials—to help our community stay connected while safely at home. Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap has joined this effort by taking the community conversations online. 

On April 2, 2020, KMUW convened a conversation on the topic of emergency homeschooling, to help address the questions and concerns many parents are now facing due to school closures. Our panelists were:

• Dr. Tiffinie Irving, Deputy Superintendent of Wichita Public Schools
• Dr. Jessica Provines, Director of Counseling and Prevention Services at Wichita State University
• Jaimie Snider, Veteran homeschooling mom and founder of Wichita Independent Secular Educators
  

On Tuesday, March 10, Democracy on Tap convened with a panel of experts at Roxy's Downtown to address your questions and concerns about coronavirus. Our panelists were: 

• Camille Childers, Wichita State University Student Health Services
• Dr. George Dehner, World Environmental Historian at Wichita State University
• Dr. Margaret Hagan, MD, Infectious Disease Consultants
• Kaylee Hervey, Epidemiology Program Manager of Sedgwick County Health Department

Here is the video of the conversation that we streamed live via Facebook:

About ten years ago, downtown Wichita felt like a ghost town. Now, it's hopping. When it comes to quality of life, things have changed a lot in the Wichita area, and there's more change on the way. Our panel of experts discussed Wichita's quality of life at Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap on Tuesday, February 11, at Roxy's Downtown. 

Panelists:

• Stephan Bisaha, KMUW
• Jeff Fluhr, Greater Wichita Partnership
• John Rolfe, Kansas Leadership Center
• Alicia Sanchez, Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Here is the video that aired on Facebook Live: