{"id":9870,"date":"2021-03-16T14:02:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9870"},"modified":"2021-03-16T14:02:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:02:26","slug":"missouri-western-designated-voter-friendly-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/16\/missouri-western-designated-voter-friendly-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western designated Voter Friendly Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9871 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-26.png\" alt=\"voter friendly campus badge\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-26-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-26-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-26-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-26.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>March 16, 2021-Missouri Western State University received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center\u2019s Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 colleges and universities across the United States including five in Missouri. Missouri Western\u2019s designation is valid through December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western&#8217;s team for achieving this designation was led by student Jordan Miller; Dr. Edwin Taylor, chair and associate professor of political science; and Dr. Hannah Piechowski, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I am beyond impressed by the work of Jordan Miller, our student who served as the Campus Election Engagement Project Fellow this year,\u201d said Dr. Piechowski. \u201cHis ability to create effective programming in the midst of the pandemic and lead our group to receive this designation is truly incredible. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"size-full wp-image-9872 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-25.png\" alt=\"voter friendly schools\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-25-200x67.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-25-310x103.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-25-400x133.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/unnamed-25.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designated universities had to engage their campus communities and promote voter registration and voting as part of their institutional mission. Missouri Western was eligible by writing a campus plan about how we would engage student voters in 2020, facilitate voter education and engagement efforts, and submit a final analysis of efforts. The goal of the Voter Friendly Campus designation program is to bolster efforts that help students overcome barriers to participating in the political process and develop a culture of democratic engagement on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 16, 2021-Missouri Western State University received the 2021-2022 designation of Voter Friendly Campus from Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center\u2019s Campus Vote Project. This designation has been awarded to 234 colleges and universities across the United States including five in Missouri. Missouri Western\u2019s designation is valid through December 2022. 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