UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Maddie Hindman, a student in the College of the Liberal Arts, serves as a catalyst for change in youth voter participation at Penn State. She is currently earning a master of public policy degree through an integrated undergraduate-graduate (IUG) degree program.
Hindman serves as an intern for PSU Votes, a nonpartisan University-affiliated voter education resource. Her position allows her to fulfill her love of civic engagement that she has developed since high school and work on a larger scale to mobilize Penn State voters.
“I had a really great government teacher who got me engaged in politics,” said Hindman, a West Chester, Pennsylvania, native. “I began by phone banking in high school and had really meaningful conversations with community members and constituents. This really sparked my love for politics and solidified that it was something I wanted to study in college.”