Sept. 10, 2024
Aurora, Colo. – The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is pleased to announce that it has been recognized for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN).
CCA received the Best in Class Most Improved Registration Rate at a HSI as well as a Silver Seal from ALL IN based on the college’s 2022 campus voting rates. That rate was determined from a National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) report from Tufts University.
The awards reflect CCA’s commitment to ensuring that nonpartisan democratic engagement is a defining feature of campus life.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. CCA was recognized alongside more than 500 campuses using data from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) out of Tufts University, which found that colleges and universities had the second-highest voter turnout among students in a midterm election since NSLVE began measuring this data.
CCA’s President, Dr. Mordecai Brownlee said, “We are incredibly proud to be recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for our nonpartisan student voter participation efforts. At Community College of Aurora, we believe in empowering our students academically and as active and informed citizens. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to ensuring that every voice is heard, every vote is counted, and every student is prepared to contribute to our democracy.”
“The ALL IN Awards were created to celebrate nonpartisan democratic engagement and the outstanding campus voter registration and turnout rates achieved by our ALL IN campuses. Ahead of the 2024 elections, ALL IN campuses are ready to build on the momentum from 2022 to ensure their communities are ready to make an even bigger impact this fall,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “ALL IN is proud to celebrate and honor top-performing campuses, like CCA, who demonstrate that nonpartisan student voter engagement is possible and effective.”
CCA Senior Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Student Success, Dra. Reyna Anaya said, “By prioritizing access to student voter registration and engagement at the Community College of Aurora, we fulfill our mission and commitment to holistic student success. We are encouraged by ALL IN’s recognition and will continue to provide students with the resources and opportunities to learn and serve as active contributors in their community(s).”
More than 1,060 institutions enrolling more than 10 million students participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, which supports colleges and universities in achieving excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) is a national nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge strives to change civic culture and institutionalize democratic engagement activities and programs on college campuses, making voter participation a defining feature of campus life.
ALL IN, in collaboration with over 1,050 higher education institutions, seeks to make participation in local, state, and federal elections a social norm; substantially increase the number of college students who are democratically engaged on an ongoing basis, during and between elections, and not just at the polls, and; make educating for democratic engagement on college campuses an accepted and expected part of the culture and curriculum so that students graduate with the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and values needed to be an informed and active citizen.