The University of Alabama’s Roosevelt Institute chapter, a network of students who work to make an impact on their community, was established last semester to develop student leaders on campus.

Students in the group identify problems and fix them by writing policy and doing Think Impact projects, which are community service-based projects.

“The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network wants to focus on very personal accounts and very personal problems,”chapter president Sam Creden said. “Problems that reach very specific demographics because we want to contact those demographics and solve problems that

personally come to us.”

The group claims non-partisan political affiliation, which makes working with them on the local, state or national level easy for students.

“If you’re from Tuscaloosa, you can work on local issues. If you’re from Birmingham, you can work on state issues. If you’re from Hawaii, you can work on national issues. The scope of these problems, no matter how small, impact our entire community,” chapter vice president Chisolm Allenlundy said.

The group is catered to those who enjoy politics, civil issues and current events; however, all students are encouraged to join.

“The first majors that come to mind when you think ‘Roosevelt’ are political science and international relations majors, but because of the policy that Roosevelt deals with, we can talk to women’s studies, education and economic majors too,” Creden said. “A good member can really come from anywhere.”

The network gives students who may have never had an opportunity, chance or platform to fix the problems they see and implement their ideas.

“Roosevelt can help you by making your ideas a reality by making it easy to connect with people that can help you make a change,” chapter secretary-treasurer Madelyn Schorr said.

The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network meets in Room 204A in the Ferguson Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.