Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is excited to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors. Nannette Bailey served as the Community Partnerships Coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University for over eight years, during which she facilitated the development of student leaders through community engagement. Now, Bailey [...]
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is continuing our webinar series for faculty and staff next Tuesday (13th) at 12pm EST Reducing Political Tension in the Classroom. We will discuss what ground rules are in a classroom and how to implement them, how to set up an environment for fostering civic dialogue [...]
Once every decade, the new census data is used to divide each state into geographic legislative districts, with each having roughly the same number of individuals. The decision about where to draw new district boundaries has critical implications for equal representation and fair elections, so the political and voting [...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment which grants citizens the right to vote if they are eighteen years of age or older. The amendment states, “ The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not [...]
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is horrified by Tuesday’s shootings in Georgia that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent. We condemn these violent attacks in the strongest possible terms. We stand in solidarity with and grieve alongside the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community [...]
On March 9th, 2021 David Thornburgh, President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, joined our Faculty and Staff Webinar Series for a talk on, “Renewing Our Local Democracy: What Will It Take?” David discussed his takeaways from working with voters during the 2020 election, and even showed off [...]
The 2020 Election saw unprecedented levels of civic engagement among the youngest generation. We witnessed a new generation of civically engaged student leaders step up to meet the challenges they faced. Now, we have to find ways to keep that momentum going to create lasting change in local communities [...]
Campus Election Engagement Project is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion as core values of the organization that flow through everything we do. Our Board of Directors, in collaboration with our staff-led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, has adopted the following statement to serve as our guiding principles. [...]
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and many of us are still looking for that special someone to celebrate the day. If you are a student who loves voting, wants all of your friends to vote and constantly talks to your friends about the importance of voting, these [...]
We have lots of content planned for Black History Month 2021, many of which we’ll collect in a toolkit for partners to use. (Check back as we add more to it through the month of February.) We thought we’d also pass along some suggestions: Film Watch Party & Discussion – [...]
