The University of Wisconsin-Superior has been recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
Jackets Vote in the Yellowjacket Union assisting student voters.
Photo by Maddie Schaffer | The Promethean
UWS is one of 471 colleges and universities being recognized for their outstanding efforts to boost nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge recognizes different colleges for committing to civic engagement. UWS has been acknowledged for its significant work in boosting voter education and turnout.
UWS’ Jackets Vote program focused on connecting with students and faculty, as well as the community through events, classroom presentations, and voter registration drives. The Jackets Vote program wouldn’t be able to do it without the help of students like Lakotah Littlehawk, who worked as a community and voter engagement intern. Littlehawk is a non-traditional student, and a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
“Being recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus is an honor,” said Littlehawk. “One of our goals this semester was to connect face-to-face with the students, faculty, staff and community around UWS. We accomplished that goal by having many events, working with instructors to involve students, tabling and giving in class presentations. Not only is this work necessary, but it is also incredibly rewarding.”
Isabella Lyste, who was also a community and voter engagement intern with Jackets Vote, is a junior majoring in history with a minor in instruction. Lyste pointed out how their efforts to increase voter participation wouldn’t be possible without the students.
“This acknowledgement highlights our collective efforts to increase student nonpartisan voter participation, and we thank students for their dedication to increasing their voter and civic engagement. We are excited to continue our efforts in registering, educating, and getting students out to vote,” Lyste said.
The ALL IN Challenge currently has engaged over 10.8 million students across over 1,000 institutions in the United States. It promotes a larger voter participation and democratic engagement. Executive Director Jennifer Domagal-Goldman praised UWS’ role in setting an example for nonpartisan civic engagement.
