March 19, 2024 — In an important election year, young 投票rs could wield significant influence. Marist's efforts to keep its students politically engaged stand out, 在某种程度上, through MaristVOTES—an initiative committed to ensuring the student population remains active in the political process by voting. 本月初, those efforts were rewarded as MaristVOTES received national recognition for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts. 

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The student-led team at MaristVOTES was honored by the 全民民主挑战, a nationally competitive effort to encourage engagement on college campuses. ALL IN was established by the National Task 为ce on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement in the presidential election year of 2016. 今年, 在230多份意见书中, Marist was among only a select number of colleges that earned the highest distinction, 与它的 Highly Established Action Plan seal.

MaristVOTES student director Sylvia Wysor '26 led the initiative to draft and submit 这个计划 with goals to promote civic engagement through implementing campus-wide 投票r education, 增加选民登记, and increase 投票r turnout in the 2024 election year. 

Sylvia Wysor '26 at the national ‘Students Learn Students Vote’ event at the University of Maryland in November. 在那里, 她和她的同学, Ashley Dowd '26 connected with students, 教师, and non-profit organizations dedicated to student 投票r advocacy from around the country. 图片由西尔维娅·怀索尔提供.

“When I originally sat down to write this plan, I knew that it was Marist’s first time submitting a plan to the ALL-IN Democracy Challenge, so, while I was hopeful that we would receive positive feedback, I did not anticipate it receiving the accolades that it did,西尔维娅说。. “I’m really proud of this work, and unbelievably grateful to Dr. 梅丽莎Gaeke and her endless support of the MaristVOTES team.” 

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Founded by alumna Julia McCarthy '18 as her Honors Thesis, MaristVOTES has brought awareness to the importance of voting among students ever since. 在…的指导下 Center for Civic Engagement and 领导 由博士指导. Gaeke, MaristVOTES attracts students from all majors and focuses on fostering electoral participation through education and engagement. 

“作为一个组织, MaristVOTES represents what is most important in cultivating the capacity to participate in civic life,盖克说. “Students have the opportunity to learn with their peers about what it means to be an active member of our political community. 在一起, they navigate complicated systems and collaborate to access crucial resources, ensuring that all Marist students have the opportunity to participate.”

实施计划, Wysor along with the MaristVOTES board, will collaborate with various student groups, 包括天主教民主党人, 圣母的共和党人, bet亚洲365欢迎投注温和派, Marist SEED (Students Encouraging Environmental Dedication), bet亚洲365欢迎投注圈, 马克思主义模拟联合国, and the Student Government Association.