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Publication Date: 2019
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Transforming Campus Voting Drives into Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Projects
Rank, Allison D.; Mushtare, Rebecca; Tylock, Angela R.; Huynh, Christy
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v23 n2 p131-146 2019
During the 2016 election season, the authors--a collection of staff, faculty, and students at a rural, four-year comprehensive college--piloted a new format for a student-driven, campus-wide, nonpartisan voter mobilization campaign anchored in a political science course and supported by a credit-bearing internship and advanced graphic design course. We argue that this project offers a model for how collaboration between student affairs and academic affairs can transform the nonpartisan voter mobilization campaign into a site for interdisciplinary, cross-campus service-learning projects that benefit the student participants and the campus community. This article outlines the advantages and challenges of the project and concludes with recommendations for those interested in implementing a similar program.
Descriptors: Voting, Interdisciplinary Approach, Service Learning, Program Implementation, College Students, Campuses, College Faculty, Rural Areas, Political Science, Design, Computer Graphics, Student Personnel Services, Barriers, Internship Programs, Presidents, Course Descriptions, Pretests Posttests, Civics
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