Campus Compact's 2008 Campus Vote Initiative
As the next generation of leaders and citizens, young people are a powerful force in today's political scene. Democracy is a two way street: today's youth has the responsibility to educate themselves and participate in our democracy; and also has the right to be heard and respected by elected officials and candidates.
Campus Compact has launched this initiative to encourage higher education instutitions to help educate and empower students and to make the process of staying engaged easier throughout the sometimes confusing election season.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2008
In the news: Iowa Youth Turnout Rate More than Triples
In the news: New Hampshire Youth Voter Turnout Rises Sharply
Report: Youth Turnout in the Primary Campaign from CIRCLE
The Campus Vote Initiative includes resources for:
Students
How to register to vote, how to get an absentee ballot while away at school or while abroad, A Spanish/English glossary of election terms, ideas for mobilizing others on campus, and resources for learning about candidates and the issues.
Faculty and Staff
Sample programs that incorporate election activities and service-learning into courses, a web event taking place in January that allows students to interact with presidential candidates, studies and statistics about young people and civic engagement.
Community Service and Service-Learning Staff
Dozens of ways to organize voting activities and awareness events on campus, examples of schools who have had success with these programs, resources to provide to students.
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Lotte E. Scharfman
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Get a badge and sample code to link to this initiative and help educate voters!
Millennials Talk Politics: A Study of College Student Civic Engagement, a special CIRCLE report
Being a part of Campus Compact has let us touch the heart and soul of building better communities while improving teaching and learning for faculty and students. James A. Drake, President, Brevard Community College