GW Votes
GW Votes is a nonpartisan coalition hosted in the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service that promotes voter registration, education, and participation on GW’s campus and beyond. You are welcome to join them! gwvotes@gwu.edu
GW Votes Faculty Toolkit
The GW Votes' Faculty Toolkitwill guide you through the process of encouraging and supporting your students in participating in the upcoming elections. It includes a section on incorporating this work into your syllabi this Fall. Now is a great time to check it out.
The Role of College Faculty in Student Voting
If you missed the Nashman Center's April Conversation on The Role of College Faculty in Student Voting, we highly recommend it. Nancy Thomas, Founder of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education,
provided insights from research findings, including that most college students are already registered to vote. She recommends messaging that urges students to follow-through and vote. Peter Loge, director of GW's School of Media and Public Affairs fielded questions about competing with social media messages that suggesting voting doesn't matter. He assured us that messages from people we know have more power than posts from troll farms.Vidya Muthupillai, GW student and program assistant for GW Votes provided a wealth of knowledge about student voting trends.
All three panelists concluded that faculty discussions with students about voting DO have an impact. They continued discussing related issues, like avoiding partisanship and creating a sense of belonging.
