Taught By:
Madeline Frisk
Coordinator of Student Government Relations & Advisor to Greek Life
Student Activities and Leadership Programs (SALP)
Portland State University
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Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I am interested in participating in this program as my course has a similar element already to encourage students to take part in social action and to encourage an action or a change in action by ASPSU, PSU's student government and/or other campus and community stakeholders. This seems like a valuable opportunity for me to get feedback on this element of the course and to improve what I'm working on already for the course to continue to serve students in becoming more confident leaders.
Course Description:
Engages students in civic activity and provides them with an understanding of political organizing, participatory democracy, and student advocacy. Along with a traditional classroom component, students in the course are required to work with student government or with a student organization that fosters the political, social, cultural, and physical development of their members and that seeks to advance students’ interests both within and outside the university.
