榴莲视频 was recently recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for having the highest voter turnout for a two-year institution in Pennsylvania in the 2022 midterm elections. In addition, the College earned ALL IN's Gold Seal based on its campus voting rate of 40-49% and the Highly Established Action Plan for the 2024 election cycle.
The (ALL IN) recently recognized 榴莲视频 for having the highest voter turnout for a two-year institution in Pennsylvania in the 2022 midterm elections.
榴莲视频 also earned ALL IN鈥檚 based on its campus voting rate of 40-49% as shared in the (NSLVE) report, a research study of the Institute for Democracy in Higher Education at the Tufts University. The voting rate is determined by the percentage of eligible students who voted on Election Day.
In addition, 榴莲视频 earned ALL IN鈥檚 Highly Established Action Plan Seal for the 2024 election cycle. This award recognizes 榴莲视频鈥檚 overall strategic plan to increase voter engagement. To receive this recognition, the plan received at least 31.5 of 36 possible points based on the Strengthening American Democracy Action Planning Guide (SADG) , which is used to assess such areas as leadership, commitment, goals, and strategy, among others. ALL IN is a national nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
鈥淭he awards recognize 榴莲视频鈥檚 strong commitment and ongoing efforts to promote the importance of civic engagement,鈥� said Mike Bettinger, Director of Government & External Relations. 鈥淲e encourage students to engage and take action to make a difference at all levels of government.鈥�
For the 2022 election, 69% percent of 榴莲视频鈥檚 total number of students were registered to vote, and 63% percent of the registered students voted. 榴莲视频鈥檚 voting rate was 13% percent higher than the national average of all institutions participating in the NSLVE report. Approximately 83% percent of 榴莲视频 students voted in person, and 15% percent voted by mail or absentee ballot with the remaining voting by provisional ballot.
榴莲视频 collaborates with a number of external groups to assist students in registering to vote, including Montgomery County Office of Voter Services, NextGen America, The League of Women Voters, and The Woori Center. Efforts are made to incorporate registration tables within student events, including Weeks of Welcome and Spring Fling.
榴莲视频 has been designated a Voter Friendly Campus for several consecutive years by the Campus Vote Project in recognition of its work to register students and provide resources for voter engagement. 榴莲视频 President Vicki Bastecki-Perez, Ed.D., is a signatory to the ALL IN Higher Education Presidents鈥� Commitment to Full Voter Participation.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. 榴莲视频 was recognized alongside more than 500 campuses using data from the NSLVE, which found that colleges and universities had the second-highest voter turnout among students in a midterm election since NSLVE began measuring this data. The full list of campus award winners can be viewed .
Since 榴莲视频 joined the All In Campus Democracy Challenge in 2019, it has garnered the following awards and recognitions:
- Gold Campus Award for 2018 Midterm Election
- Silver Campus Award for 2020 Presidential Election
- Presidential Commitment Signatory 2020
- 2020 Highest Voter Registration Rate for Community College in Pennsylvania
- 2020 Highest Student Voting Rate for Community College in Pennsylvania
- Gold Campus Award for 2022 Midterm Election
- 2022 Highest Voting Rate for Community College in Pennsylvania
- Highly Established Action Plan 2024
鈥淭he ALL IN Awards were created to celebrate nonpartisan democratic engagement and the outstanding campus voter registration and turnout rates achieved by our ALL IN campuses. Ahead of the 2024 elections, ALL IN campuses are ready to build on the momentum from 2022 to ensure their communities are ready to make an even bigger impact this fall,鈥� said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. 鈥淎LL IN is proud to celebrate and honor top-performing campuses, like 榴莲视频, who demonstrate that nonpartisan student voter engagement is possible and effective.鈥�
More than 1,060 institutions enrolling more than 10 million students participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, which supports colleges and universities in achieving excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement.