Founded by the class of 2024 Stamps Eminence Scholars in 2021, Project PEER is OPEEP’s satellite student organization that offers additional opportunities to bring higher education to currently and formerly incarcerated persons. Though Project PEER was formed by Stamps Eminence Scholars, membership is open to all OSU undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty and serves as a fantastic opportunity to get involved with OPEEP or remain involved after taking an OPEEP course!
Project PEER mission statement: Through open dialogue with incarcerated students, Project PEER seeks to support currently and formerly incarcerated individuals to achieve their educational goals in the most accessible ways for them.
Check out Project PEER's student page here or follow them here on Instagram.
Complete this online application to join the Project PEER Learning Community at Madison Correctional in Fall 2024!
The MaCl Learning Community will consist of large group discussions between incarcerated individuals and members of the Ohio State community inside Madison Correctional Institution for a 2 hour period biweekly. These thought provoking conversations will be centered on issues in present day society that those in our learning community feel passionately about and current events or innovations that people want to gain a deeper understanding of. Every learning community member will have the opportunity to lead a group discussion or activity centered on an interesting topic of their choosing.
If accepted into the learning community, students are expected to:
- Attend all meetings (allowed 1 skip, any more requires a review with the board)
- Commit to the learning community for 1 full semester
- Dedicate 1-2 hours to prepare for meetings
- Expect to lead a meeting, which entails research, planning, and collection of materials