Higher education in Colorado is in serious trouble. Colorado has the nation's most restrictive budget revenue and spending limitations, and over the past five years higher education appropriations were slashed as enrollment grew. With strict budget limitations, it is difficult for Colorado's colleges and universities to recover.

Students are stepping up and taking a leadership role in advocating for higher education and starting a state-wide conversation on long term solutions. In order to form a unified and strong student voice, thirteen student governments have come together to form the Associated Students of Colorado (ASC), with more student governments signing on every week.

The SET Project has been working with ASC since day one. SET helped CU Boulder Director of Legislative Affairs Ryan Biehle plan and execute the first state-wide meeting where ASC was born, helped develop ASC's legislative strategy, and ran a weekend training to prepare them for their lobby day.