Although my original plans for my teaching project unfortunately fell through, I was able to utilize one of my other classes as the subject of my project. As a double major in SOAN and Political Science, I try to take as many classes that can overlap in content as I can. The class I presented to is certainly one of those courses: SOAN-221, Rethinking Politics with Professor Coles. The class has been focused on processes and institutions of power as well as containing themes of governance and human rights. And in the class, we always come back ideas of hegemony discussed mainly by Antonio Gramsci. For our end of the year presentations, we were given the opportunity to expand on some current political issues, and evaluate how it connects to matters of hegemony, power, and governance. The title of my presentation was “Undercounting America’s Homeless Population.” This was one of my favorite topics from our Hunger and Homelessness class this semester, and it seemed like the perfect representation of a marginalized population, daily affected by social and political institutions of power and governance out of their control. The presentation was in a rotating poster format, where 1/3 of the class would present and the other 2/3 of the class would walk around the classroom, observing and asking questions of the presenters. The only problem I identified with this was the lack of time each presenter had. I definitely felt rushed to explain all of my main points while also leaving time for people to inquire as to the more interesting or quizzical parts of my presentation. Nevertheless, I felt incredibly comfortable and confident sharing all of my knowledge about homeless counts. My classmates were very intrigued by the topic and were shocked to hear that this is such a large issue across the country. They were also very understanding of how all of the different aspects of the problem interconnect and create incredibly negative results for homeless individuals. They asked questions about the role of government, both federal and local in intentionally or unintentionally undercounting the homeless. They also commented on how they had never heard of this phenomenon before, and how they hoped people would become more aware of it. It was very rewarding to know that people moved on from my poster with some new, valuable information. This was my intention with the project, to make people more aware of a problem that is sometime hidden from view. I think I was able to present this in a way that was not overwhelming, but was also was informational enough to stick with people beyond the one class period. This project also showed me how much I have learned about homelessness this semester, especially with regard to homeless counts.