SUNY Delhi participates in nonpartisan student voter outreach

Sep. 19—SUNY Delhi announced in a media release Thursdsay, Sept. 19 that its participation in the national ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, which focuses on nonpartisan student voter outreach on college campuses.

According to a media release, SUNY Delhi plans to utilize a mini-grant received through the Ibis Group to increase student voting and civic awareness ahead of the November elections and throughout the year. According to the Ibis Group's website, it is an education focused nonprofit organization with the goal of enhancing early childhood literacy education.

SUNY Delhi's student voter outreach, support, and resources are coordinated through the Delhi Broncos Voter Engagement Committee, the release stated.

The committee actively seeks to provide students with opportunities to learn about and participate in the democratic process, and the committee will utilize the grant to train civic ambassadors to engage their peers through themed tabling and social occasions, host voting reminder events, provide transportation to polls and assist students in submitting their absentee ballots.

According to the committee's website, the college was named an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus in 2022.

"We believe in preparing students not just for successful careers, but for a lifetime of informed, engaged citizenship," SUNY Delhi President Mary Bonderoff said in the release. "The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, coupled with the mini-grant through the Ibis Group, will enhance our ongoing nonpartisan efforts to nurture a culture of civic awareness."

SUNY Delhi's student voter outreach contributes to SUNY's larger initiative of promoting civil discourse and civic education, which aims to ensure that every student knows their voting rights and the importance of civic participation, the release stated.