Student Voter Registration Campaign Yields Large Turnout</h1> <article> <h1>Student Voter Registration Campaign Yields Large Turnout</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:47:31 +0000</p> <span>Student Voter Registration Campaign Yields Large Turnout</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-10-22T12:47:31-04:00" title="Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 12:47">Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:47</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In an effort to bolster student participation <a href="/oc-votes" target="_blank">OC Votes</a>—a nonpartisan website that explores the issues important to the 2020 election—was launched by the <a href="/dean-of-students" target="_blank">Office of the Dean of Students</a>. Through this platform students were informed of educational programming, local candidates, and ballot issues in �鶹��Ƶ and in their home communities. The website provides a wealth of resources for students, including search tools to find polling locations and to check the status of absentee ballot registration; information on local candidates and ballot issues in �鶹��Ƶ and students' home communities; and a calendar of events related to the election. Students who had not yet registered in Ohio were also encouraged to visit one of 12 voter registration stands placed around campus. And<a href="https://goyeo.com/news/2020/9/9/general-oberlin-athletics-announces-voting-initiative.aspx" target="_blank"> Yeo the Vote</a>, a voting initiative by the Department of Athletics, had more than 400 student athletes register to vote.</p> <p>Thanks to all of these efforts, �鶹��Ƶ was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Ohio's Campus Vote Project, according to Wayne Wood, director of Student Life Auxiliaries and Special Projects. �鶹��Ƶ was one of only 12 colleges in Ohio to earn this award. The grant will allow the college to create further engagement efforts around OC Votes.</p> <p>“I'm collaborating with colleagues from the Great Lakes Colleges Association on voting efforts and have been able to report that—thanks to our own students, staff, and faculty—we are leading the way among our peers in voter registration efforts and election engagement,” says Wood. “In spite of COVID-19 safety precautions, which have limited our ability to register students to vote in person and to hold in-person seminars and support sessions, our calendar is offering a robust series of events leading up to Election Day and after.”</p> <p>Election Day watch parties, a faculty panel reflecting on results from election night, including any delay in results if the race has not been called, as well as community de-stressing sessions on Zoom, will be held shortly after votes are cast on November 3. </p> <p>“I am confident that the momentum created by OC Votes will last long after the election and will be a way to keep civics and service top-of-mind among the �鶹��Ƶ community,” says Wood. </p> <p><br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-10-22T12:00:00Z">Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After a registration campaign that included educational programming and department efforts, 1,432 students will exercise their new voting privileges starting with the presidential election in November. </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3494">OC Votes</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2582">Science Library</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/politics" hreflang="und">Politics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Brigit Cann ’21, a student worker at the Science Center library, counts voter registration forms.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>OC Votes Website Goes Live</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:26:33 +0000</p> <span>OC Votes Website Goes Live</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-30T16:26:33-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 16:26">Wed, 09/30/2020 - 16:26</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/oc-votes">OC Votes</a>—a clearinghouse for all the efforts on campus to promote engagement with the election season—is now live. This nonpartisan education series explores the issues important to understanding the complex election cycle. </p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/oc-votes">OC Votes</a> (www.oberlin.edu/oc-votes) for voter information, resources, and answers to all your questions as Election Day 2020 draws closer. Key initiatives on the website include:</p> <ul> <li>Election issues, perspectives, and histories</li> <li>How to register, engage and volunteer</li> <li>Analysis of results—what does it all mean?</li> <li>Peer groups on campus to join</li> <li>Calendar of events</li> <li>Involvement after the election, and keeping our momentum strong.</li> </ul> <p>While COVID-19 may have curtailed traditional efforts to get out the vote, collaboration across campus on these efforts is at an all-time high this year. From current Voter Friendly Campus Coalition initiatives to register students and staff to vote, to Student Union Program Board events, to academic departments and co-curricular ‘election insights,’ our goal is to—borrowing from OC Athletics—‘Yeo the Vote!’ </p> <p>To share information about an event you are organizing, please contact the Dean of Students office at 440-775-8462 or <a href="mailto:OCVotes@oberlin.edu">OCVotes@oberlin.edu</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-09-30T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/30/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>OC Votes is a non-partisan website that explores the issues important to the 2020 election.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3494">OC Votes</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2354">Campus Life</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>