Michael is a leader at MSU. He uses training from a Leadership Foundations course on conflict resolution to facilitate positive changes. Michael demonstrates how to listen to dissenting opinions while also building common ground for new solutions. He uses these skills as a Hearing Board member for the University’s Student Code of Conduct process.
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Michael Townshend, Montana State University
I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader