Rutgers–Camden Recognized For Excellence in Student Voter Registration and Turnout During the 2022 Midterm Elections
ALL IN Awards Day honored Rutgers–Camden for excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement and campus turnout in the 2022 Midterm Elections
Today, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized Rutgers University–Camden for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. Rutgers–Camden received the organization’s Silver Seal, reflecting its commitment to ensuring that nonpartisan democratic engagement is a defining feature of campus life.
“Since the launch of our civic engagement efforts in 2009, Rutgers–Camden has been actively educating students on the importance of being deeply involved in the civic life of their communities,” said Nyeema Watson, senior vice chancellor for strategy, diversity, and community engagement. “We are excited that our students have committed to voting and civic engagement as a way of life.”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Rutgers–Camden was recognized alongside more than 500 campuses using data from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) out of Tufts University, 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 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,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “ALL IN is proud to celebrate and honor top-performing campuses, like Rutgers–Camden, who demonstrate that nonpartisan student voter engagement is possible and effective.”
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.
To continue to encourage voter participation, the Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement and the Rutgers–Camden Votes Coalition will be hosting a campus-wide event on September 19, National Voter Registration Day. A fun-filled program designed in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Camden County will kick off voter registration drives on campus and in the community. For more information on the RU-C Votes Coalition and the kickoff event, please contact Simanti Lahiri, program coordinator for student civic engagement, at sl1745@camden.rutgers.edu.
About ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) is a national nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge strives to change civic culture and institutionalize democratic engagement activities and programs on college campuses, making voter participation a defining feature of campus life.
ALL IN, in collaboration with over 1,050 higher education institutions, seeks to make participation in local, state, and federal elections a social norm; substantially increase the number of college students who are democratically engaged on an ongoing basis, during and between elections, and not just at the polls, and; make educating for democratic engagement on college campuses an accepted and expected part of the culture and curriculum so that students graduate with the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and values needed to be an informed and active citizen.
