{"id":9065,"date":"2024-10-05T09:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/?p=9065"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:34:20","slug":"bates-college-recognized-for-excellence-in-2022-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2024\/10\/05\/bates-college-recognized-for-excellence-in-2022-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is ALL IN!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/BV2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/BV2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9067\" style=\"width:231px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/BV2.webp 645w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/BV2-242x300.webp 242w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/BV2-508x628.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of the upcoming election in November, we are pleased to share that the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) has recognized ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered top levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the recently announced ALL IN awards, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ was recognized as the top achiever in Maine and the NESCAC for both voter registration and voter turnout. Specifically, we received these accolades:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 Maine Campus Voting Challenge Highest Voting Rate: 4-year Institution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 Maine Campus Voting Challenge Highest Registration Rate: 4-year Institution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 NESCAC Votes Highest Voting Rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 NESCAC Votes Highest Registration Rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-571x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9070\" style=\"width:181px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-571x900.webp 571w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-190x300.webp 190w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-768x1210.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-399x628.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537-975x1536.webp 975w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0537.webp 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ also earned a Platinum Seal from ALL IN based on our 2022 campus voting rate from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (<a href=\"https:\/\/civicnation-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2zGjgBhhsD1NjrsTFQAVi3UytonKG0J-UMoXovHGYoqOQrgXUkQEBhFFGfMjeeRJLA_SovwEXTENRWTpBUST6wUsS6Jre_tLuFC1klUvFEa22q6Sewg4V97Vfeo6tjbERGqxhI9twdedC-oqfSGrAM6QJp4fsP69h82KU50x4BZudLdTmPfcwKbqda2i8cAUWG1KMj9FtzPuGPQc7p-NVBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSLVE<\/a>) report from Tufts University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic engagement at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is led by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes team, supported by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes is an award-winning, nonpartisan, student-led voting initiative designed to reach all eligible ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students to make them aware of their right to vote and to support them in the process of exercising that right. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes team fosters nonpartisan student learning and voting \u2013 whether that happens in local, state, or national elections, in students&#8217; home states or in their new hometown of Lewiston, Maine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-900x630.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9071\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-900x630.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-400x280.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-897x628.jpg 897w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535-1536x1075.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_0535.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, the 2024 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes team is &#8220;all in&#8221; for campus-wide participation in our democracy through voter registration and engagement. Led by two student co-coordinators, Ethan Chan \u201825 and Tammy Namangale \u201827, the team is fully mobilized for maximum student participation in this year&#8217;s election. Here\u2019s what Ethan and Tammy had to say about the recent recognition bestowed on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes: \u201cWe are very proud of the work ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes did in 2022, as well as the work the team continues to do this year. It is apparent that our ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community has a strong culture of civic engagement, and we think the fact that these efforts are student-led is a big factor in our success. It is great to be recognized for that!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Ethan, Tammy, and all the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes students for their extraordinary work, both past and present!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/election-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes and their 2024 election engagement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the upcoming election in November, we are pleased to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly","category-uncategorized","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9065"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9077,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9065\/revisions\/9077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}