You Can’t Vote by Zoom Call: Planning for Student Voter Engagement in a Pandemic
presented by Ashley Cochrane, Director and Sarah Rohrer, Associate Director of CELTS (Center for Excellence in Learning through Service) at Berea College
Berea College’s VEPAC (Voter Empowerment and Political Awareness Coalition) leverages student leadership, campus infrastructures, local community-campus collaborations, and resources available from national networks, in efforts to increase student voter registration and turnout, and engagement in civic dialogue. Local and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic present new obstacles to students’ political engagement. This interactive workshop will explore barriers to and strategies for increasing students' political engagement during and beyond elections, including space for sharing how effective strategies and resources can be adapted and applied at diverse colleges and universities, all within the current context of uncertainty about upcoming election processes.
