McKendree University Junior Recognized on 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll
Naya Busbea is one of 175 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic
engagement work in 2022.
(LEBANON, Ill., May 1, 2023) – McKendree University and the ALL IN Campus Democracy
Challenge (ALL IN) recently announced that Naya Busbea, a junior political science
major, has been recognized as part of the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The
ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll awards college students doing outstanding work to
advance nonpartisan democratic engagement at participating campuses.
A resident of Mascoutah, Ill., Busbea joins a group of 175 students recognized for
their voter registration, education and turnout efforts ahead of last year’s historic
midterm elections. The 2022 midterm elections saw one of the highest youth turnout
rates for a midterm election in the past 40 years – an estimated 23 percent of young
people ages 18 to 29 turned out to cast their votes.
“I’m proud of the work that Naya has done on campus to help our community understand
the electoral process and how important voting is,” said Dr. Ann Collins, professor
of political science at McKendree University. “She’s done a great job with our voter
registration and voter education initiatives. Naya is a crucial part of our ALL IN
civic engagement team.”
“This year’s honorees played a crucial part in registering and empowering student
voters ahead of last year’s midterm elections, resulting in historic turnout among
young voters. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is honored to celebrate hundreds
of student leaders encouraging nonpartisan democratic engagement across the country,”
said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
“These students organized voter registration drives, coordinated campus-wide voter
engagement resources and brought polling locations to their campuses. We are excited
to watch these students continue to change the world.”
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve
excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. With the support of the ALL
IN staff, campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set
of action items to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement
and voter participation on their campus. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently
engages more than 9.8 million students from more than 965 institutions in all 50 states
and the District of Columbia.
ABOUT ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge:
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) empowers colleges and universities to achieve
excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Through an intentionally-designed
program that provides structure, support, and recognition, ALL IN works to improve
civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on more than 965 campuses
nationwide. ALL IN believes higher education should play a role in developing an active
and informed citizenry by educating students, motivating them to engage in American
democracy, and instilling the value of lifelong participation. ALL IN is an initiative
of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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