JOIN MATTHEW POPKIN'S CAMPAIGN FOR CITY COUNCIL

Get campaign experience, volunteer hours, and even academic credit working for Matthew Popkin’s campaign for a seat on the City Council of College Park. 

A graduate student in public policy and former UMD undergrad himself, Matthew Popkin is putting together a team of students to run his campaign in preparation for the City Council elections on November 5, 2013.

Matthew’s vision will be to focus on making College Park more than just a “livable community.” For example, why don’t we have a grocery store within walking distance? How can we make the surrounding area around the campus safer for everyone? These kinds of issues, while pertinent to students, fall outside the scope of the University’s reach. It’s up to the City Council to enact changes in the surrounding College Park community, and that’s why Matthew is running.

The entire campaign will be over by November 5, 2013. In just two months, you could gain experience on a campaign that is local, accessible, and directly important to College Park students.
Interested students could:

• Work on policy initiatives
• Develop and edit press releases
• Work on the communications team
• Help with outreach and voter registration efforts
• Manage social media efforts and the campaign website

Hours are extremely flexible and depend on your responsibilities in the campaign effort. Working for Matthew’s campaign may also count towards academic credit as a fall fellowship (departmental permission required).

If you’re interested in volunteering for this extremely valuable and unique opportunity, contact Sam Rivers as soon as possible at brivers@terpmail.umd.edu.
Check out Matthew’s campaign at http://www.popkinforcitycouncil.com.