Civic Engagement Resource Collection: Campus Engagement

This Civic Engagement Resource Collection page highlights how faculty engage students on campus, directs faculty to specific guides and resources for campus-wide civic engagement initiatives, and lists other organizations and groups conducting student campus engagement work.

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How Political Scientists Engage on Campus

Strategies to Encourage Student Voter Registration

"Best Practices in Encouraging Student Registration, Voting, and Democratic Engagement"	Jennifer J. Hora (Valparaiso University) and Kylie Schreiber Wolf (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis)
#BITETHEBALLOT: Boosting Political Efficacy in Youth by Demystifying Registration & Voting	Jill Laufer (San Francisco State University)
"Democracy's Best Defense: Inoculation, Digital Literacy, and Vote Planning?"	Benn Marine (University of Southern Maine)
"Engaging Students on National Voter Registration Day at Mississippi State University"	Thessalia Merivaki (Mississippi State University)
"Engaging Student Voters in Pennsylvania"	Sarah Niebler (Dickinson College)
"How Non-Partisan Student Groups at the University of Michigan are Promoting Voter Registration and Turnout in the Primaries"	Logan Woods (University of Michigan)
"Nudging Students to Register, Vote, and Engage in Politics"	Lori Kumler (University of Mount Union)
"A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation's Elections"	Rachael Houston (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)

Campus Engagement Best Practices

Now Trending: The Changing Face of Civic Engagement on College Campuses	Olusoji Akomolafe (Norfolk State University)
"Rutgers University Gets Out the Vote: Going Big in the Big Ten and Beyond"	Elizabeth C. Matto (Rutgers University)
"Preparing Your Students to be ALL IN for the 2020 Election"	Stephanie King (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge)
"Campus Activism's Role in Increasing Voter Turnout in Mississippi"	Emily Allegrezza (Mississippi State University)
"Institutionalization: Making the Right to Vote Accessible for All Students"	Steven Adelson (Stony Brook University)
"Protecting the Student Vote: How One University is Scaling Up Their Efforts to Meet the National Need"	Elizabeth C. Matto (Rutgers University)
"Civics in the Lion's Den: How the University of Arkansas- Fort Smith Promotes Civic Engagement on Campus"	Williams Yamkam (University of Arkansas)
"How to Construct a Campus Civic Action Plan: Learning from the University of Illinois at Chicago"	Dick Simpson (University of Illinois at Chicago)
"Ideas to Promote Student Voting: The Big Ten Voting Challenge"	Edie N. Goldenberg (The University of Michigan)
"Registration, Education, and Mobilization: Galvanizing the Oklahoma Student Vote in 2020"	Natalie Bayer and Destinee Noel Dickson (The University of Oklahoma)
"Breaking Barriers and Empowering Students: One School's Multi-Pronged Approach"	Emily Sydnor (Southwestern University)
"Leaning into Education and Politics: Preparing All Students for the 2020 Elections and Beyond"	Abe Goldberg (James Madison University)

Getting Students to the Polls on Election Day

2024 U.S. Federal Work Study to Support Student Election Engagement

The U.S. Department of Education recently clarified that Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds can be utilized to support college students in performing nonpartisan work on elections, including on-campus voter registration and assisting government agencies such as state and local election offices. This means institutions across the country have the opportunity to access new funding to help students participate in the democratic process - and we want to help you take advantage!

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and Campus Vote Project put together a Federal Work-Study for Voter Registration Implementation Toolkit a comprehensive guide addressing common questions and challenges that arise when establishing the position, as well as detailed strategies informed by campuses that have successfully established FWS positions for nonpartisan voter registration. This resource can help your institution fulfill its requirement under the Higher Education Act to make a “good faith effort” to register students to vote.

Other Student Election Work Studies Tools:

We the People, We the Process: Engaging Students in Election Administration - Carah Ong Whaley and Angelina Clapp
Learning Module: How Elections Are Run - Carah Ong Whaley

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