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ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
SUNY WCC has been recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. That makes us one of 471 colleges and universities recognized for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election.
“SUNY WCC provides its students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in their academic and professional careers,” said Dr. Belinda Miles, President of SUNY Westchester Community College. “We are also dedicated to preparing our students to take their place in our community as responsible citizens who understand the importance of voting and participating in respectful discourse.”
“The research is clear: colleges and universities that make intentional efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement have higher campus voter registration and voter turnout rates. This year we saw more colleges than ever before step up their efforts to ensure that their students were registered and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “These Most Engaged Campuses are setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country.”
“Enabling and encouraging all eligible voters to participate in our democratic process is vital to achieving full equity and access across our society,” said Tiago Machado, Director of Student Involvement at SUNY WCC. “We are proud of the efforts of our staff who worked hard to help us achieve this notable designation.”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items, with the support of ALL IN staff, to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning and voter participation on their campus. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages 10.8 million students from more than 1,075 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
