STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
The award recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
“This recognition should make all the work more visible on a university-wide level and hopefully be even more impactful,” said Dr. Casey Thompson, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at Tarleton State.
Tarleton State joins a group of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for completing four core actions:
— Participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
— Sharing 2022 National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement reports with campus voting data with ALL IN
— Developing and submitting a 2024 democratic engagement action plan with ALL IN
— Having a current signatory to ALL IN’s Higher Education Presidents’ Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation.
“The research is clear: colleges and universities that make intentional efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement have higher campus voter registration and voter turnout rates,” said Jennifer Domagel-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “This year we saw more colleges than ever before step up their efforts to ensure that their students were registered and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box. These Most Engaged Campuses are setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country.”
Through an intentionally designed program that provides structure, support, and recognition, ALL IN works to improve civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on more than 1,075 campuses nationwide. ALL IN believes higher education should play a role in developing an active and informed citizenry by educating students, motivating them to engage in American democracy, and instilling the value of lifelong participation. ALL IN is an initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Learn more by visiting www.allinchallenge.org.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.