To prepare the Cal U community for the Nov. 6 midterms, the ADP is holding a voter registration drive on Sept. 25 and showing an important documentary on Sept. 27.
Cal U will mark National Voter Registration Day with a voter registration drive from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25 on the first floors of Manderino Library and Eberly Hall, and outside the Natali Student Center. In case of inclement weather, the Natali location will be in the student center lobby.
The Natali location will also feature live music from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Dr. Michael Slaven, professor in the Department of History, Politics, Society and Law, as DJ.
A voter registration table will be set up in the Keystone Hall lobby from 4-6:30 p.m.
Last year, the Campus Vote Project, a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Fair Elections Center in Washington, D.C., named Cal U a Voter Friendly Campus based on its efforts to educate student voters and get them to the polls for the 2016 elections. Only 83 campuses nationwide, including seven in Pennsylvania, earned the Voter Friendly Campus designation.
Students, faculty and staff interested in helping with National Voter Registration Day should email Jordan Freeburn at fre2069@calu.edu with hours they can work along with contact information.
Event organizer Dr. Melanie Blumberg, a political science professor in the Department of History, Politics, Society and Law, emphasized the importance of the student vote.
“By not voting, students are undermining their interests and passions, whether it be affordable college tuition or environmental protection,” said Blumberg, director of the American Democracy Project at Cal U.
‘One Vote’ Documentary set for Sept. 27
The documentary One Vote will be shown at 6 p.m. Sept. 27, in Eberly Hall Room 110.
Filmed in five locations on Election Day 2016, the non-partisan documentary portrays voters’ Election Day experiences and connects the struggles of generations past with voters’ dreams for the future.
Christine Woodhouse, the documentary director, said the five stories selected speak for themselves and that voting is a self-fulfilling act of belief.
Her daughter, Chloe, will be at the screening on Sept. 27 to take part in a discussion with the audience. A voter registration table will be set up at the event, which is free and open to the public.