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How to Get Involved with Town Hall Meeting
The Impact
* includes ‘Strongly Agree’ & ‘Agree’ statements
Student Participants
Students enrolled in specific sections of POLS 155 participate in Town Hall Meeting as a critical component of their coursework. Students have researched a policy issue of their choice and prepared to discuss their research in a public forum. They have identified a specific policy problem and developed a potential policy solution to that problem.
Moderators
Moderators are often local teachers, Chico State or Butte College faculty, and POLS 155 TAs, and their role is to get all students involved in discussions and to support students in facilitating discussions. Some elements of the event are in larger groups (~25 students) and some elements are in smaller groups (~3-5 students), so the moderators support students in navigating their role in each element of the event to optimize student participation.
Consultants
Consultants are experts in an area related to their assigned policy topic, and their role is to provide their professional experience to support students in developing realistic policy solutions. Consultants will often engage in discussions with smaller groups (~3-5 students), and being an active listener to student ideas is equally important to sharing knowledge and expertise.
