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UPUA Representative Transition Weekend!

A group of the Parli Pro class presented an education workshop for members UPUA, Penn State's student government. The event reached approximately 40 members of the group for 45 minutes during the UPUA Representative Transition Weekend.

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Since it was tailored to UPUA members who may or may not have had any background with parliamentary procedure, the workshop focused on teaching basic motions and practices. Demonstrations of motions were also used to help show the representatives how to use what they were learning. Finally, the group discussed situations that may arise and the best parliamentary practices to deal with those situations. 

Most of the participants were new representatives who may not have had much experience with parliamentary procedure. Kevin says that the group seemed engaged and excited to learn. Since they use parliamentary procedure every week, he also thinks they made a big impact on the group. One thing to change would be to ask for more time in order to do a mock meeting. Seeing everything live would help the representatives retain the information better. 

As advice for future classes, Kevin says, "Definitely ask the assembly for more time to present, and come prepared with common examples the assembly often finds itself in. The current UPUA representative in the class can help with this. For instance, it's rare that a UPUA representative would ever need to lay something on the table, but how to handle amendments and voting requirements is something used in virtually every meeting. Focus on the things the assembly can use right now; the rest can come later."

UPUA Representative and Presenters