Simmons University is one of 394 colleges recognized for its efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement in the 2022 election.
Today, Simmons University has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting. ALL IN recognizes colleges and universities for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. Simmons joins a group of 394 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for completing these four actions:
- Participated in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
- Shared 2020 NSLVE Reports with campus voting data with ALL IN
- Developed and submitted a 2022 democratic engagement action plan with ALL IN
- Had a current signatory to ALL IN's Higher Education Presidents' Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation.
Simmons President Lynn Perry Wooten is especially proud of this recognition. “Simmons students are a community of empowered everyday leaders who understand the critical importance of participating in our democracy. Particularly in this post-Roe era, they realize that individual votes can translate into policy. Students' investment in the democratic process is yet another example of their commitment to transformative change and social justice.”
Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, said, “College student voter turnout has increased since 2016, and this increase has been driven by students. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is excited to expand our ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll to recognize these student voting champions across the country. These students registered voters, served on their campus voting coalitions, spearheaded voter education efforts, advocated for campus polling locations and organized other voter engagement efforts to ensure their peers were confident and informed voters.”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items, with the support of ALL IN Challenge staff, to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on their campus. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages over 9 million students from more than 950 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Campuses can join the ALL IN Challenge here.