USG Student Advocacy Toolkit

Founded 2022, Updated February 2023

Table of Contents:

Section I: Purpose

Section II: Structure of the University

Section III: University Policy

Section IV: Student Advocacy

Section I: Purpose of Toolkit

1.1) The Advocacy Toolkit: Visions and Goals

1.11) Kent State University is known for its student activism. Ensuring that students have the resources, connections, knowledge, and means to create change on campus is extremely important to make Kent State University a better place. This toolkit is a comprehensive source of information to help students advocate for the issues they care about and want to see changed at the university level. The Advocacy Toolkit includes information on the structure of university leadership, university policy, and different paths for student advocacy. We hope that this toolkit helps you make the changes you envision become a reality!

Section II: Structure of the University

2.1) Important Terminology

2.2) Levels of Campus Leadership

Section III: University Policy

3.1) University Policy Breakdown

Section IV: Student Advocacy

4.1) Change in a Flash

4.2) How to Properly Demonstrate, March, Protest, and Petition

4.3) Student Advocacy: Next Steps