… according to the students themselves? Faculty, staff, and administrators try hard to support students but often end up disconnected from student experience.

The Civic Learning Summit took the opposite approach, bringing 28 students together for 5 months to develop and execute their own proposals to help students thrive at Cal State LA. Working alongside 6 campus programs, these young scholars interviewed students, conducted independent research, wrote platforms…

… and then the coronavirus pandemic happened, and all the sudden students were facing a brand new set of challenges. The students made an amazing pivot, leading a needs assessment survey that reached 860 students and helped shift the conversation about grading options on campus.

Then they developed their own proposals to help students navigate the challenges of the pandemic – please enjoy and spread these ideas: