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Successes

Here at the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, success takes a number of different forms; whether it is through raising awareness or promoting a legislative proposal, we engage and empower our students to construct and contribute towards a more progressive society for all.

 Legislative Success Stories

  • Predatory Lending
  • LED Traffic Lights
  • Tele-health proposal
  • Yale - New Haven City Council Partnership
  • Rob Nelb's work on opt-out health plans

"Getting in the Game" Success Stories

  • 80 Million Strong
  • Roosevelt Energy
  • Socioeconomic Diversity in HIgher Education
  • Roosevelt Relief

Our People as Policy-Makers

  • Kate Brandt - White House
  • Dar Vanderbeck  - White House
  • AJ Singletary - Department of Transportation
  • Max Bruner - Department of Energy
  • Rob Nelb - Department of Health and Human Services
  • Kai Stinchcomb - running for California State Office
  • Ezra Temko - Delaware City Councilman

 Think Impact Projects : On-going

 

Telehealth:  Old TV Lines Improving Rural Health

David Silver, UC Boulder

At the annual chapter leadership conference in August 2009, David’s piece was chosen as one of the top three pieces of the previous year. Working with local contacts and resources of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, he designed a system to improve rural health using leftover bandwidth from the switch to digital television. He’s working with rural health centers in Colorado and officials in the California state government. To see a copy of David’s idea, go here.

 

Wesleyan University Partnership With Middletown Schools

Miriam Rosenau and Kathlyn Pattillo, Wesleyan University

Chapter leadership at Wesleyan submitted a Think Impact request to the national office, and began engaging their community immediately. They are working with the mayor’s office, local public schools, and outreach coordinators at their school to help improve and expand Wesleyan’s engagement in Middletown.

 

Auctioning Off Prison Administration in California

Brent Gaisford, UCLA

Brent looked into a problem, and came up with an innovative way to fix it. After working with various members of the campus network, Brent brought his idea—to reform the California prison system by creating an auction for management rights—to various members of the state government. He is currently in the midst of working with members of the Governor’s office and the Department of Corrections to test the program’s potential.

 

Seeds of Entrepreneurship in Danville, NC

Glenn McLaurin et al, UNC-Chapel Hill

Working through the UNC chapter’s pioneering model of Think Impact, Glenn works with a team of students in partnership with the Danville Regional Foundation. The project is aimed at developing viable economic clusters of firms to revitalize the city and neighboring counties. The project could provide a springboard into developing entrepreneurship in small towns across the region.  See here for more information on the project.