| Initiative Title | Host voter engagement and Constitution Day on campus multiple times a year in a creative way to entice students to register to vote |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | For the past few years, the expectation has fallen to the Center for Student Involvement to host Constitution Day and Voter Engagement on campus.
Alongside distributing the U.S. Constitution, the department connects with a non-partisan voter engagement group to encourage students to vote. This program been funded out of the Student Activity Fund and the department is expected to run it at least in the Fall, with additional voter registration in the Spring. We have hosted this on both the Newburgh and Middletown campuses. Between both campuses, 78 students were registered to vote in the Fall 2024 semester. Given that the college wants to see these initiatives completed, it seems appropriate that it would be funded by the college instead of the Student Activity fund. |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | As the student activity fund is highly utilized due to increasing clubs and student engagement, it cannot financially sponsor voter engagement and constitution day. Constitutions need to be purchased and the other incentives for voter registration are a huge draw to get students to the table and then encourage them to vote. Without funding, we will see a decrease in voter registrants from the college population and may not meet the requirement to make constitutions available for students. |
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| Department Goals | Increase voter engagement on campus by registering at least 150 students, doubling numbers from the previous year. |
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| Estimated Completion Date | 09/30/2025 |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | Medium |
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| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
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| Created | 11/15/2024 12:12 pm |
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| Updated | 11/15/2024 12:27 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 3. To establish public and private partnerships and provide programs and services that support and serve our county’s educational, economic, civic and cultural needs.
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Voter engagement is a great way to increase civic engagement from our student population. Working without outside networks also promotes partnership with the county. |
- MIDDLESTATES STANDARDS
- 4 Support of the Student Experience
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As many of our traditional students enter voting age, we must inform them of their right to vote and help register these students. Educating them in this area supports the student experience. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Connect with a non-partisan voter engagement group to register students to vote |
CSI Staff |
1 |
| Work with campus catering to offer creative foods that bring students over to the event |
CSI Staff and Fuel4life |
2 |
| Order "I'm registered to vote" stickers or pins for those who register. |
CSI Staff |
3 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| Double our voter registrants on campus in the first year from about 75 to 150. |
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Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Tracking |
Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. |
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CSI Staff |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$3,600.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$3,600.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Food for Fall and Spring Semester |
$2500.00
/ 2500.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Pocket Constitutions |
$500.00
/ 500.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Voter engagement stickers |
$600.00
/ 600.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| TOTAL: |
$3,600.00 / $3,600.00 |
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Facility
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Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
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$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
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$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
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$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
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Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
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$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |