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Re-Visioning Student Governments as Creators of Civic Agency Platforms

Re-Visioning Student Governments as Creators of Civic Agency Platforms. David Hoffman Yasmin Karimian Carrie Miller. What. is a. college. student government. FOR?. Is ‘government’ even the right metaphor?. ‘government’. ‘government’. encourages ‘let’s pretend’ behavior. ‘government’.

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Re-Visioning Student Governments as Creators of Civic Agency Platforms

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  1. Re-Visioning Student Governmentsas Creators of Civic Agency Platforms David Hoffman Yasmin Karimian Carrie Miller

  2. What is a college student government FOR?

  3. Is ‘government’even the right metaphor?

  4. ‘government’

  5. ‘government’ encourages ‘let’s pretend’ behavior

  6. ‘government’ encourages ‘let’s pretend’ behavior encourages a ‘doing for’ approach that does not empower others

  7. Introducing . . .

  8. Introducing . . . UMBC’s Student Government Association

  9. Turnout in UMBC SGA Elections 1996-2002 2448 935

  10. Turnout in UMBC SGA Elections 1996-2010 2448 935

  11. UMBC’S SGA 2003

  12. UMBC’S SGA 2003

  13. UMBC’S SGA 2003 Parliamentary procedure Navel-gazing Paralysis Ego

  14. Student Organizations Area 2004

  15. Student Organizations Area 2005

  16. Prove It! 2007

  17. Prove It! 2008

  18. Prove It! 2008

  19. Green Space 2009

  20. Service, Volunteerism and Advocacy 2009

  21. Activity Fee Increase 2009 2448

  22. Activity Fee Increase 2009 2448 $10/year fee increase?

  23. Activity Fee Increase 2009 2448 $10/year fee increase? Yes:69.4% No:30.6%

  24. These projects are examples of civic agency platforms . . .

  25. civic agency:

  26. civic agency: the capacity to “negotiate and transform a world that is understood to be fluid and open”

  27. Agency Platform #1 Agency Contests

  28. Agency Platform #1 Agency Contests • Incentives and recognition for civic contributions

  29. Agency Platform #1 Agency Contests • Incentives and recognition for civic contributions • Example: • Prove It!

  30. Agency Platform #2 Agency Networks

  31. Agency Platform #2 Agency Networks • Support creation of, and civic contributions from, student networks beyond SGA

  32. Agency Platform #2 Agency Networks • Support creation of, and civic contributions from, student networks beyond SGA • Examples: • First Year Council • Black & Gold Council

  33. Agency Platform #3 Boundary-Busting Partnerships

  34. Agency Platform #3 Boundary-Busting Partnerships • Establish partnerships involving students as civic producers

  35. Agency Platform #3 Boundary-Busting Partnerships • Establish partnerships involving students as civic producers • Examples: • The Study Place • Students as training co-facilitators

  36. Agency Platform #4 “Doing With, Not Doing For”

  37. Agency Platform #4 “Doing With, Not Doing For” • Support students as organizers and service providers for other students

  38. Agency Platform #4 “Doing With, Not Doing For” • Support students as organizers and service providers for other students • Examples: • Service, Volunteerism & Advocacy • Student Advocates

  39. Agency Platform #5 Support for Social Entrepreneurs

  40. Agency Platform #5 Support for Social Entrepreneurs • Empower students who organize and implement practical contributions to the community.

  41. Agency Platform #5 Support for Social Entrepreneurs • Empower students who organize and implement practical contributions to the community. • Examples: • SGA project creation process • Social entrepreneurship consulting team (future)

  42. Agency Platform #6 Spotlights on Agency

  43. Agency Platform #6 Spotlights on Agency • Recognize and share stories of students exercising civic agency on campus and beyond.

  44. Agency Platform #6 Spotlights on Agency • Recognize and share stories of students exercising civic agency on campus and beyond. • Examples: • Blogs • Keeper of the Flame Award • Campus markers (future)

  45. “Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand . . .

  46. “Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand . . . and I will move the world” --Archimedes

  47. David Hoffman Assistant Director of Student Life for Civic Agency (410) 455-1565 dhoffman@umbc.edu YasminKarimian SGA President (410) 926-8847 yasmin1@umbc.edu

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