Patrick Martin
He/Him/His
Master's in Applied Economics
Undergraduate majors: Economics and Political Science
Patrick is an Master's student in the Applied Economics program. His undergraduate career at FSU consisted of tenure within Student Government in multiple senate-confirmed leadership positions such as the Inter-Residential Hall Council and Union Board, as well as applied public policy analysis at the DeVoe Moore Center and the James Madison Institute in Tallahassee. Observing the similarities between campus politics and the national political landscape, he saw the need for a campus-level, student-run think tank, and Torchlight was born. Now, Patrick prides himself in this model that is serving as a template for multiple fledgling think tanks in college campuses throughout the country, such as UF, GWU, and Brown University. Aside from being the director of Torchlight, Patrick enjoys playing his guitar and consuming current news.
On 7/6/2020, he attended the 4-hour National Coalition Building Institute training to better ensure Torchlight is an inclusive environment for people of all identities.
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Spring 2021 Student Government Election Voting Guide
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Torchlight’s Spring 2021 Student Government Election Voting Guide is split into four parts. The first part explains what is on the Spring...
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Torchlight's Student Government Fall Election Debate
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Overview of the Torchlight Student Government Fall Election Debate
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Data Brief prepared for Senator Travis Waters
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Author: Patrick Martin On October 6th, Senator Travis Waters submitted a Data Request form entitled FSU Eligible Voter Info. This request...
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Faculty Demographic Dashboard
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On 8/26/2020, Torchlight published the Faculty Demographic Dashboard. Expand the dashboard to the full view for easier reading. The dashb...
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Document Sent to the Student Senate on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
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On 7/15, amid student debate over whether the Student Senate should recognize the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, the Torchlight...
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Demand to Remove Eppes and B.K. Roberts' Recognitions
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Author: Patrick Martin Edited by Chance Preshia The Torchlight Campus Policy Center is establishing a database of controversial namings w...
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Reflection on 6/5/20 Senate Special Session
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Former Senate President Jack Denton's removal from his leadership position was a referendum on the relationship between FSU's student bod...
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Statement on Moral Accountability
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At the time of writing, Student Senate President Jack Denton has received wide public response to his statements made to other students o...
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Data Brief for FSU NAACP
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In this Data Brief, the Torchlight Campus Policy Center has gathered enrollment statistics for students by racial group to better inform ...
