Fighting For Children
Students participate in advocacy summit
05/28/2018 10:00 AM
Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø students joined students across the U.S. to support children’s causes with Save the Children Action Network.
Psychology and management information systems double major Courtney Larsen ’19, of South Beloit, Ill., and political science and psychology major Melissa Wyas ’19, of Saint Peters, Mo., participated in SCAN’s annual advocacy summit, which brought a weekend immersion in political activism. Students met with home states’ Congressional members and representatives after a day of training.
SCAN, the political engagement wing of nonprofit social service organization Save the Children, focuses on early childhood education and preventable child deaths. It has chapters at colleges, including Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, that introduce students to advocacy work.