College joins 471 colleges and universities nationwide
Inver Hills Community College has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation. Inver Hills joins a group of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for completing four core actions:
- Participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
- Sharing 2022 NSLVE Reports with campus voting data with ALL IN
- Developing and submitting a 2024 democratic engagement action plan with ALL IN
- Having a current signatory to ALL IN’s Higher Education Presidents’ Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation
Shannon Williams serves as the community-based learning coordinator at Inver Hills. Shannon oversees campus efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
“Recognition as a ‘Most Engaged Campus’ from ALL IN is a testament to the dedication of the many faculty, staff, students, and administrators who believe that civic engagement is an important component of the Inver Hills mission,” she said. “We work year-round on civic engagement, and this recognition is valuable to reinforcing that what we do matters.”
“The research is clear: colleges and universities that make intentional efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement have higher campus voter registration and voter turnout rates,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, executive director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. “This year we saw more colleges than ever before step up their efforts to ensure that their students were registered and ready to make their voices heard at the ballot box. These Most Engaged Campuses are setting the standard for nonpartisan civic engagement work for colleges and universities across the country.”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items, with the support of ALL IN staff, to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning and voter participation on their campus. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages 10.8 million students from more than 1,075 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Campuses can participate in the ALL IN Challenge at Join ALL IN.
ABOUT ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Through an intentionally-designed program that provides structure, support, and recognition, ALL IN works to improve civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on more than 1,075 campuses nationwide. ALL IN believes higher education should play a role in developing an active and informed citizenry by educating students, motivating them to engage in American democracy, and instilling the value of lifelong participation. ALL IN is an initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Learn more by visiting: ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
ABOUT Civic Nation
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive and equitable America. Civic Nation shifts culture, systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders, and influencers to tackle some of our nation’s most pressing social challenges. Civic Nation is home to seven national initiatives and campaigns: ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Change Collective, It’s On Us, Save On Clean Energy, SAVE On Student Debt, We The Action, and When We All Vote.
Learn more by visiting: Civic Nation
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The following news story was originally posted on Inver Hills News September 12, 2024.
Inver Hills Recognized for Excellence in Student Voter Registration and Turnout During 2022 Midterm Elections
College makes ALL IN inaugural list of Top Campuses by 2022 Voter Turnout for Community Colleges and earns ALL IN Gold Seal
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized Inver Hills Community College for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. The college is included on the ALL IN inaugural list of Top Campuses by 2022 Voter Turnout for Community Colleges.
Inver Hills also earned a Gold Seal from ALL IN based on the college’s 2022 campus voting rate from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) report from Tufts University. The ALL IN recognitions reflect the college’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. Inver Hills was recognized alongside more than 500 campuses using data from the Tufts University NSLVE, which found that colleges 
and universities had the second-highest voter turnout among students in a midterm election since NSLVE began measuring this data. The full list of campus award winners can be viewed at 2022 ALL IN Awards Champion and Best in Class Winners.
Shannon Williams serves as the community-cased learning coordinator at Inver Hills. Shannon works with the campus community to elevate civic engagement while encouraging everyone to participate in the election process.
“In fall 2022, we had a team of student voting ambassadors who put in hundreds of hours of outreach such as class presentations, tabling, and special events on civic holidays,” she said. “Our turnout rate was also thanks to the faculty, staff, students, and administrators who volunteer their time on the campus voting coalition by setting our goals and assisting with the tactics.”
ALL IN Democracy Challenge seals earned by Inver Hills
2022 Election Seal Levels
Bronze: 20-29%
Silver: 30-39%
Gold: 40-49%
Platinum: 50-59%
Diamond: 60%+
Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge executive director, reported: “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. ALL IN is proud to celebrate and honor top-performing campuses, like Inver Hills Community College, which demonstrate that nonpartisan student voter engagement is possible and effective.”
More about ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
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 more than 1,060 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.
LEARN MORE…
Learn more about the commitment to ensuring nonpartisan democratic engagement at Inver Hills by contacting:
Shannon Williams
Community-Based Learning Coordinator
Inver Hills Community College
651-450-3244
SWilliams@inverhills.edu
