2020 Civic Action Academy
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The Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact 2020
Civic Action Academy will be held on November 13
online. For the fourth year in a row, this unique professional
development opportunity will bring students from Iowa and Minnesota
together to learn new ways of making a difference and building skills through
civic and community engagement. Sessions will offer skill-building in
civic action including philanthropy, leadership, dialogue, advocacy,
and more. Students will also have a chance to learn what others are
doing on other campuses and network with peers.
The event is free to anyone from Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
member campuses. Minneapolis College is a member campus!
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- 12 pm - Opening
Session & Keynote with Jason Sole
- 12:45 pm -
Affinity Groups
- 1:45 pm - Break
- 2:15 pm - Civic
Action Lightning Talks (see below)
- 3:15 pm - Break
- 3:30 pm -
Affinity Groups Meet with Speakers
- 4:30 pm - Final
Reflection Plenary and Presentation of Social Changemaker Challenge
Winners
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Jason Sole (he, him, his) works
with organizations and individuals who believe that there must be
equity for there to be freedom and that there must be a radical
redefining of criminality for there to be justice. Currently an adjunct
professor at Hamline University, he has been a criminal justice
educator for over a decade. In 2014, he published his memoir,
From Prison to Ph.D.: A Memoir of Hope, Resilience, and Second Chances.
Jason is also the co-founder of the Humanize My Hoodie Movement.
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State Representative
Samantha Vang
(she, her, hers) was elected in 2018 to serve Minnesota House District
40B. Rep. Vang currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Property and
Local Tax Division. Rep. Vang also serves on the Agriculture and Food
Finance, Capital Investment, and Higher Education Finance and Policy
Divisions. She is Chair of the state's first Minnesota Asian Pacific
Caucus and champions key policy initiatives to address inequities
across the state.
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Mandi McReynolds (she, her, hers) is
an award winning author, educator, and practitioner-scholar. She has
spent her career building community relations and leadership programs
at a Fortune 250 company, three different higher education
institutions, and a statewide nonprofit. As the Director of
Environment, Social, and Governance, she guides the Principal®
Foundation to imagine a future where all people, especially youth, have
the opportunity to learn, earn, and save for lifelong financial
security.
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Nate Monson (he, him, his)
serves as Executive Director of Iowa Safe Schools – a position he has
held since graduating college in 2007. Under Nate's leadership, Iowa
Safe Schools has grown exponentially to one of the largest LGBTQ
organizations in the nation. Nate has won several awards for his work
including the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Rising Star Award from Clarke
University, the 2018 Pride Person of the Year from Capital City Pride,
and received the distinction of being named a 2020 Champion of Pride by
The Advocate.
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Angelina Ramirez (she, her, hers) is a
junior at Coe College and a first-generation student of color who
firmly believes that it is her duty to empower disenfranchised voices
and advocate for just and equal policies, programs, and opportunities
to the people of her communities. She is co-founder and president of
CoeVotes, a non-partisan club that works to empower student political
voices. She is extremely active on campus, being part of several
diversity groups in order to ensure the inclusion of students of color
on campus.
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