Projects and Programs

HYDE PARK 2010

The 6th annual Hyde Park Summit runs from August 12th through the morning of August 15th, 2010. We ask that each chapter send two representatives, and preferably incoming chapter leadership.  This Roosevelt Campus Network annual retreat is where these leaders from across the country convene for training, networking with other chapter heads, and an important discussion of the organization's trajectory in the coming year. 

No more than two students will be permitted to attend where it would mean the exclusion of representatives from other chapters; additional members will be considered for travel stipends if funding is still available.  See here for additional details and registration information.  

 Roosevelt Summer Academy 

The Roosevelt Summer Academy combines a full-time internship with a training curriculum and weekly networking events as part of an integrated program of leadership development.  Our objective is to bring new, diver, and progressive voices into the political process. The program runs for 10 weeks from June to August.

During the summer of 2010, we'll be running two concurrent programs: The Washington Academy and The Chicago Academy. The Washington Academy will place a total of twenty students at the Roosevelt Institution's national office as well as at organizations like the Center for American Progress, the Economic Policy Institute, the Brookings Institute, National Security Network, and many others. The Chicago Academy will place ten students with different Chicago City Agencies to work on energy and environmental policy in an urban setting. 

 
Each fellowship comes with a minimum $1500 stipend. Applicants with financial need may qualify for additional funding. We are deeply committed to assembling a diverse group of Academy Fellows and will work with each person accordingly.

We are no longer accepting applications for the summer 2010. Stay tuned for information about the summer 2011 program coming next January.

Special ProjectS 

Northeast

The Spring Regional Conference, Ideas to Impact: Engaging, Empowering, and Promoting Progressive Policy,  will bring together college students from across the region for two days to discuss public policy, progressivism, and engagement in the policymaking process. The event will feature presentations from distinguished Harvard faculty, policymakers, and experts in addition to student leaders from the Northeast.  The conference will provide a unique opportunity for Roosevelt student members to highlight their work from the year and engage their peers on policy impact projects.  Conference attendees will discuss current policy challenges, share innovative solutions and chapter accomplishments, and cultivate strategies to engage stakeholders and advocate for progressive ideas.

The event will include panels, speakers, and policy discussions, as well as a larger brainstorming session on the Think 2040 initiative.

Agenda

Location: Harvard University, April 10th, 2010

South

Roosevelt @ UGA is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Roosevelt @ UGA Policy Symposium. This conference draws together students from Roosevelt chapters across the country to work with UGA students in an effort to share knowledge and develop innovative policy.  We are approaching this year’s conference with a clear vision: that the weight of the decisions made by leaders today fall on the shoulders of our generation. Therefore, we must help steer the conversation and create policy for the future that we desire. We will be discussing solutions to five important problems that our generation will face. Through collaborative effort and discussing policy solutions with esteemed UGA faculty and local policymakers, we will produce policy memos to be disseminated at the close of the conference. Hope to see you there! Register for the conference here.

West

"The Golden Ideas for a Progressive California" expo event and publication will develop a greater awareness and understanding of the issues that challenge Californians today.  The circulation of the publication will legitimize and solidify the democratic spirit of undergraduates in California.  Essentially, the published policy papers will highlight refined ideas that address a multitude of issues, and the expo will connect students to policy makers who can implement the recommended changes.  

Seeherefor information about submissions, here for the official event notice and HERE to register.

Location: Sacramento, May 21st, 2010

Midwest 2.0

This is a project of the Midwestern Region of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network 

Leaders from across the Midwest weighed in at the Roosevelt Campus Network's annual Hyde Park Summit to design a charge for Roosevelt members at campuses in the MIdwest--use the Think Impact policy model, student ideas and a fresh perspective to contribute to revitalization efforts in the region and re-imagine a Midwest that will be a hub for people of our generation. 

The initial call for submissions can be viewed here.  REGISTER HERE.

Spring event and Journal Launch: Northwestern University, April 10th, 2010

Contact Monika Johnson for more details.

DC - International Region

Join us for a day of important and informative speakers, policy training, regional collaboration, and much more.   Together, we will challenge each other to tackle the issues of today, and gain the tools necessary to create progressive change.  Programming will focus on the national Roosevelt initiative Think2040.

More details will be announced as they come through. Please go HERE to register. For more information, contact your regional coordinators Rory Silver or Aaron Goldstein.  American University, April 17th.

Here is our agenda.

American Grand Strategy Conference

April 10, 11: UNC-Chapel Hill

Conference events will focus on promoting the themes of Natural Security and Sustainable Security as tools for conceptualizing U.S. grand strategy. On Saturday, workshops will be hosted by progressive foreign policy organizations to highlight special projects and opportunities for student involvement. A networking lunch will provide opportunities for follow-up with conference participants. On Sunday, student presentations and a policy training workshop will be held to encourage chapter project innovation and cross-chapter collaboration. Accommodations are provided. 

Register HERE.

Roosevelt Expo 

The expo brings together partner organizations of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network to hear the best policy pieces produced from each center within the organization and elect to adopt pieces that suit their organization's interests for further campaigning, promotion, and implementation efforts. Student authors from across the country will convene to present their most outstanding pieces, promote their work to interested partners, and elicit feedback on their progressive ideas.