Announcing the Power 100

December 3rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm

This is it. We’re officially announcing the top schools invited to attend the Power 100 Summit this February in Washington, D.C. See if your school made the list.

The Power 100 Summit is an amazing experience. Campus Leaders from the 100 top schools will get transportation and most expenses paid for three days in our nation’s capitol. They’ll hear from top members of the global poverty movement, influential members of the Democratic and Republican parties, and ONE staff. And new this year, we’ll be visiting Congressional offices for a full day of hands-on advocacy training.
Last year’s Power 100 Summit speakers included global poverty experts Steve Radelet and Gene Sperling, Former Senator Majority leader Bill Frist, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, First Daughter Jenna Bush, and of course Doug and Graham Walker, the founders of “The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide.” We can’t announce all of this year’s speakers just yet, but we know it’s going to be a pretty impressive list. Find out if your school made the cut.

Congratulations to the top 100 qualifying schools! From here on in, everything changes.

World AIDS Day will be your last weekly challenge for the semester, so get your reports in before this Sunday at midnight. After that, OCC is going low-key for a while—to coincide with your holiday break. We’ll be back in January with action alerts and updates about the Power 100.

In the meantime, the points still count, and you’re going to want to rack them up through submitting actions because we’ll still be looking for the top 10 to advance to the final phase of OCC. The top 10 schools in March will get $1,000 each to fund anti-poverty projects on their campuses. Last year, the school with the best project got an exclusive Grand Prize concert with free admission, and ONE gear, (RED) iPods, Converse shoes and gift certificates as extra prizes. This year’s grand prize is going to be even better, and it’s still anybody’s game. So keep those point submissions coming.

But first, we’re gearing up for the Power 100 Summit. Check out the list and get more info on the Summit at: http://www.one.org/campus/thepower100summit.html

Game On.

Maisie, Emily and the OCC Team