About Us
The Roosevelt Institute at Cornell University is a student-run think tank that provides students with a platform to get their policy ideas out of the university and into the national political system; the organization takes academic work that students are already working on for class, as well as original policy ideas created within the institute and exposes those ideas to politicians and government organizations. Members write for our campus policy journals, complete advocacy and education projects, host research discussions with professors, organize political debates and policy seminars, and lobby local, university, state, and national government on numerous policy issues. The Cornell University Chapter is part of the broader Roosevelt Institute Network.
The Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network is a national student initiative that engages young people in a unique form of progressive activism that empowers them as leaders and promotes their ideas for change. Through communication and coordination with political actors and community members, students identify pressing issues facing their towns, counties and states. Taking advantage of the unique resources on their college campuses, they engage in policy research and writing and then connect the fruits of that research to the political process, delivering sound, progressive proposals to policymakers and advocacy groups. We call our unique model of policy activism Think Impact. Adding policy papers to picket signs, Think Impact engages young people in activism fueled by innovative, student ideas.
Founded in the wake of the 2004 election, the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network was formed in order to strengthen the progressive movement by meaningfully engaging young people in politics. The Campus Network emphasizes that young people can do far more than participate in campaigns; students are asked to take action on their ideas and create an impact in their communities. It encourages them to campaign for the progressive policies that they have written. It gives them an opportunity to reshape their communities. It allows them to experience, first-hand, the power of progressive thought in creating positive change. And the Network empowers students to see themselves as progressive leaders in their own right.
Today, the Campus Network boasts more than 10,000 members organized at approximately 120 chapters across the country. Chapters foster debate and dialogue on campus, teach policy courses, engage with local policymakers, generate policy, and promote student ideas through conferences and publications. Since its founding, Roosevelt members have presented student policies on Capitol Hill, testified to city council, implemented legislation, and worked directly in their communities. The initiative is always growing, always evolving, and always looking towards the future.
The Roosevelt Campus | Network is a division of the Roosevelt Institute, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of its namesake for future generations.
The Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network is a national student initiative that engages young people in a unique form of progressive activism that empowers them as leaders and promotes their ideas for change. Through communication and coordination with political actors and community members, students identify pressing issues facing their towns, counties and states. Taking advantage of the unique resources on their college campuses, they engage in policy research and writing and then connect the fruits of that research to the political process, delivering sound, progressive proposals to policymakers and advocacy groups. We call our unique model of policy activism Think Impact. Adding policy papers to picket signs, Think Impact engages young people in activism fueled by innovative, student ideas.
Founded in the wake of the 2004 election, the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network was formed in order to strengthen the progressive movement by meaningfully engaging young people in politics. The Campus Network emphasizes that young people can do far more than participate in campaigns; students are asked to take action on their ideas and create an impact in their communities. It encourages them to campaign for the progressive policies that they have written. It gives them an opportunity to reshape their communities. It allows them to experience, first-hand, the power of progressive thought in creating positive change. And the Network empowers students to see themselves as progressive leaders in their own right.
Today, the Campus Network boasts more than 10,000 members organized at approximately 120 chapters across the country. Chapters foster debate and dialogue on campus, teach policy courses, engage with local policymakers, generate policy, and promote student ideas through conferences and publications. Since its founding, Roosevelt members have presented student policies on Capitol Hill, testified to city council, implemented legislation, and worked directly in their communities. The initiative is always growing, always evolving, and always looking towards the future.
The Roosevelt Campus | Network is a division of the Roosevelt Institute, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of its namesake for future generations.