MGA Earns ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Gold Campus Seal For Student Voter Participation

Author: News Bureau
Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:15 AM
Category: Pressroom

Macon, GA

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge awarded Middle Georgia State University (MGA) a Gold Campus seal for achieving between a 40 percent and 49 percent voting rate among students in 2022.

On Tuesday, September 10, ALL IN announced the awards received by various institutions of higher education. About 1,060 colleges and universities in the U.S. participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national, non-partisan initiative that helps institutions strengthen efforts to improve civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation. Ensuring that students are registered to vote and participate in all elections is a key component of the organization’s work.

“We’re delighted that Middle Georgia State University has again been recognized for our efforts to encourage every eligible student to exercise their right to vote and make their voice heard in national elections,” said Dr. Christopher Lawrence, chair of MGA’s Department of Political Science and chair of the University’s chapter of ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Middle Georgia State 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.

MGA students who are Georgia residents can register to vote or check their voter registration status here.