Giselle Concepcion, The Pennsylvania State University
Giselle Concepcion is a junior at the Pennsylvania State University majoring in political science and minoring in women’s studies and civic and community engagement. Giselle is a presidential scholar and DC Social Justice Fellow. She has received the Cahir Scholarship, Student Leadership Scholarship, Donald and Diance DiFranceso Scholarship in Political Science, and the Academic Excellence Scholarship. She is a coder for the McCourntey Institutes Mood of the Nation Poll. She chairs the Committee on Governmental Affairs for UPUA, the undergraduate student government. She is also the co-founder and External President of the League of Women Voters at Penn State; her work with the League led to her serving as a Membership and Equity Fellow of the Pennsylvania State League of Women Voters for two semesters. In addition to her work surrounding civic engagement on campus, she is a founding member of the Student Advisory Board on Student Poverty. She now serves as a Cahir Capitan for Students United Against Poverty. Giselle is interested in the cross-section of gender, politics, and American politics; Giselle hopes to pursue a master’s degree in public policy and a JD degree post-graduation.