Ridgewater Commits to Work Towards Full Student Voter Participation Ahead of 2024 Elections
August 28, 2024
Willmar and Hutchinson, MN – Ridgewater College has joined more than 625 college presidents and chancellors across the nation in committing to encourage and support student voter registration and participation in elections at every level through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN).
To support full student voter participation of all eligible students, ALL IN and its Higher Education Presidents’ Council have launched a call to action for higher education presidents and chancellors to fully engage students in electoral participation. A full list of signatories can be found here.
Ridgewater Dean of Students and Campus Vote Coordinator Heidi Olson stated: “Ridgewater College is proud to sign the Higher Education Presidents’ Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation. We are committed to working with campus stakeholders to increase electoral participation in 2024 and beyond, and we willingly own the responsibility to provide opportunities to empower all eligible voters at Ridgewater College to register and vote.”
“Today, young people are truly seeing how the decisions their elected officials make impact their everyday lives, and in this critical time, ensuring that they are able to make their voices heard safely is critical,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, executive director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “We are excited to partner with higher education leaders across the country to change the culture at colleges and universities around engagement in our country’s political process. We are calling on all college presidents to make this commitment to their students, campuses and communities.”
By signing the pledge, Ridgewater College is committing to ensuring all eligible students are able to register to vote and cast ballots in the upcoming general elections and beyond. Further, the college is committed to fostering a campus culture that supports nonpartisan student civic learning, political engagement and student voter participation.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a nonpartisan, national initiative of the 501c3 Civic Nation, recognizing and supporting campuses as they work to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement and full student voter participation. The Challenge encourages higher education institutions to help students form the habits of active and informed citizenship and make democratic participation a core value on their campus.
More than 975 campuses, enrolling more than 9.7 million students, have joined ALL IN since its launch in summer 2016