RTHY LYCOMING COLLEGE RECOGNIZED AS A 2024 ALL IN MOST ENGAGED CAMPUS FOR COLLEGE STUDENT VOTING Lycoming College has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation. Lycoming joins a group of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for completing four core actions, including participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, sharing campus voting data, developing and submitting a 2024 democratic engagement action plan, and having a current signatory to ALL IN’s Higher Education President’s Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation. Led by Lycoming instructor of sociology Angela Kurtz, Ph.D., students enrolled in a course entitled “Civic Engagement” undertook a number of initiatives to encourage voter participation among their classmates this election cycle, including a National Voter Registration Day Drive, weekly voter registration tables, flyer drops in dorms, and an outdoor Election Day event with free food and stickers. “As a liberal arts and sciences campus, Lycoming College places a high value on the democratic process,” said Kurtz. Emily Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of astrophysics. “We hope this funding for our FUSION program allows students to learn about the research process and scientific method in a very hands-on way early in their careers. The internship will also help students build different skillsets and knowledge bases that will help them in future courses.” “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.” 7 www.lycoming.edu
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