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

4. Is ‘government’ even the right metaphor?

5. ‘government’

6. 1.encourages ‘let’s pretend’ behavior

7. ‘government’ 1.encourages ‘let’s pretend’ behavior 2.encourages a ‘doing for’ approach that does not empower others

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

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

12. UMBC’S SGA 2003

13. UMBC’S SGA 2003

14. UMBC’S SGA 2003

22. 2448

23. $10/year fee increase?

24. 2448 $10/year fee increase? Yes: 69.4% No: 30.6%

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

26. civic agency:

27. the capacity to “negotiate and transform a world that is understood to be fluid and open”

28. Agency Platform #1 Agency Contests

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

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

31. Agency Platform #2 Agency Networks

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

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

34. Agency Platform #3 Boundary-Busting Partnerships

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

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

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

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

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

40. Agency Platform #5 Support for Social Entrepreneurs

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

42. 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)

43. Agency Platform #6 Spotlights on Agency

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

45. 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)

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

47. and I will move the world” --Archimedes

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