State College Area High School now has an official student representative to State College Borough Council.
During its meeting on Monday, council unanimously approved adding a representative recommended by State High student government and appointed annually by council. The position joins two student representatives to council from Penn State’s University Park Undergraduate Association and Graduate and Professional Student Association.
State High junior Clarissa Theiss, who brought the proposal to Council President Jesse Barlow and Mayor Ron Filippelli last year, will serve as the high school’s first representative.
“I’m so excited not only to serve as a representative but to continue working to promote civic education at State College Area High School,” Theiss said.
Following a tumultuous 2020 filled with the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustices culminating in nationwide protests, Penn Stateâs University Park Undergraduate Association saw the formation of two new executive departments â the Department of Health and Wellness and the Department of Rights and Equity.
Though these departments are new, the issues surrounding their formation are not. Previously, initiatives surrounding health and equity were covered under the UPUA Department of Sustainability.
Kelly Matuszewski, the executive director of the Department of Sustainability helped form these new departments. She said UPUA transferred some of her colleagues to form the two new executive departments.
â[The transfer of UPUA members] allowed the Department of Sustainability to focus more on environmental sustainability while allowing students to work on important projects within the Departments of Health and Wellness and Rights and Equity,â Matuszewski (junior-mat
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Penn Stateâs University Park Undergraduate Association hosted Paul Shrivastava and Douglas Goodstein of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute to discuss climate and sustainability action during a meeting Wednesday night.
Shrivastava â director of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â gave a presentation that highlighted some of the ways in which students may be able to work toward sustainability, urging them to âcollectively join hands.â This work, Shrivastava explained, is largely based on the United Nationsâ list of 17 sustainability goals.
Goodstein â associate director for student engagement at Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â urged students to use their voices to fight for climate action and invited UPUA members to become involved in âyouth listening sessions.â More information on the sessions will be provided at a later date.
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