Providence Student Union

Who We Are
We're a non-profit organization with one goal: building student power so that young people can improve their education and well-being.

My version of Providence Student Union (PSU) mission state: The mission statement of Providence Student Union is to build student power that will enable the young people to effectively improve their well-being and education.

It seems that (PSU) mission statement serves as both the mission and vision statement. It is difficult to know what the mission statement is when browsing their website. I had to ask what exactly the mission statement is. The mission statement can easily be explained by others. It is short and simple.

However, there are two critiques I have concerning the mission statement. It is difficult to locate and/or figure out and it doesn't say how they are building student power to enable the young people to improve their education and well-being.

Comments

Nellie Mae Foundation

The mission of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation is to grow higher quality education opportunities across New England that will enable all learners--especially underserved learners-- to obtain the skills and knowledge needed to become engaged and economically self-sufficient. Nellie Mae Foundation has worked for over 20 years to help their region prosper by preparing all of its learners for success. The Nellie Mae Foundation funds educational organizations, including universities, colleges, secondary schools, elementary schools, and other nonprofit educational organizations and only support public charities and organizations that are organized in the United States. Organizations such as individuals, religious groups, capital campaigns, endowments, scholarships or fellowships, debt reduction or cash reserves, building construction or renovation, or certain in-direct costs are not support by Nellie Mae Foundation. The Build Educator Ownership, Leadership, Capacity is one of four...

G U E S T S P E A K E R R E F L E C T I O N

My reflection is based on Karisa Tashjian, from the Providence Public Library. Karisa's presentation spoke out the most from my point of view. The way in which she presented her materials and educated the class not just what we know about libraries, but what goes on in the organizational structure that most of the class did not know about. I like how she made a connection to the fish after talking about partnering with other organizations. She mentioned that, partnering with others help bring in bigger ideas especially when everyone is leading in the same direction. The activity with the fish when everyone has to write down the names of fish they know helped me in understanding what she meant by working alone only lead to walking in circle whereas working with others. When there is a team opportunity and everyone is on the same page and has the same goal, there will be one focus and a better result. In connection to one of our course text, this reminds me about the import...

Play Box Activity (Culture & Ethnicity)

I believe culture and ethnicity cannot be learned once, because there is always something to learn even from our own cultures and/or ethnicity. I loved the activity because my teammate Maggie had me thinking more about my culture and what it means to me. It is something I do not often think about. By doing this play box, it helped me to cherish my culture even more. Planning this activity with Maggie was very educating and fun. The best part was listening to what others have to say concerning their culture/ethnicity. It made me to feel as if I am in a room fill with rainbow. Although we all have different cultures, but we somehow relate to at least one or two persons in the room. As for me, I felt satisfying when Tracy spoke of culture and the love she has for certain music and food in her country because I could relate and understand what she was speaking of. For the other, though i did not know, it made me curious to find out and I felt that I was with them in that moment when the...

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