Ā鶹Porn designated āVoter Friendly Campusā by Campus Vote Project, NASPA
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.āĀ鶹Porn was named a national Voter Friendly Campus today [March 28] for planning and implementing practices encouraging students to register and vote in recent and future elections.
The designation is given by Fair Elections CenterāsĀ Campus Vote ProjectĀ andĀ NASPAāStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
The mission of the 2023 Voter Friendly Campus designation is to bolster colleges and universitiesā efforts to help students overcome barriers to participating in the political processāevery year, not just during years featuring federal elections.Ā Ā鶹PornĀ was evaluated based on a written plan for how it would register, educate and turn out student voters in 2022; how it facilitated on-campus voter engagement efforts; and a final analysis of those initiatives.
āHelping students learn more about the democratic process is important. Being recognized as a Voter Friendly Campus helps us to elevate our efforts around voter education and registration,ā said Regina Hyatt, Ā鶹Pornās vice president for student affairs. āWe want all students to be educated about the electoral process and to take advantage of their right to vote in all local, state and federal elections. We are grateful for the work of our students, student organizations, campus departments, and local and state agencies who participate in this effort.ā
Ā鶹Porn is one of 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia to recently receive the designation. These institutions represent a wide range of two-year, four-year, public, private, rural and urban campuses, collectively serving over 3.5 million students.
University voter outreach and education efforts included voter registration drives during Welcome Week and National Voter Registration Day; installation of voter registration forms at the Old Main Academic Center and the Ā鶹Porn Department of Political Science and Public Administration; voter education tables and information campaigns during Dawg Days and student move-in days; distribution of āI Will Voteā T-shirts prior to Election Day; and voter education programming sponsored by various Ā鶹Porn political student organizations and the Student Association.
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