Kayley Schoonmaker, MSCSA Vice President and Jessica Medearis
Do you know where MSCSA stands on the issues? Get familiar with MSCSA’s roadmap – our platform document – in this workshop. Review MSCSA’s positions on state, federal, campus, and system level issues that impact higher education and guide the association’s advocacy work. Then, lead your team to victory as we test your knowledge in “Platform Jeopardy!”
2. Broad, philosophical guiding
principles
Directs advocacy work, provides
guidance
“Living document” that is
updated annually
What is it?
3. The birth of MSCSA in 1998 merged two
organizations
Stances are always in flux
The document reflects legislative and
MnSCU policy changes
History:
4. Roadmap for:
◦ Agenda-building
◦ Responding to proposals
◦ Addressing issues when the Platform
Committee isn’t meeting
How is it used?
5. Adopt changes to the Platform
Document at General Assembly (GA)
Recommendations from the Platform
Committee
There can also be changes adopted
off the floor at the GA
How does it change?
7. Article I: Mission Statement
Article II: Federal Legislative Issues
Article III: State Legislative Issues
Article IV: Local and Campus Issues
Article V: International
Article VI: Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities (MnSCU)
Format (sections)
8. Separate, timely, short-term, and specific
agenda. Issues we are actively pursuing.
Should never conflict with the Platform
Document.
What about our legislative
agendas?