Model for Civic Engagement

Wittenberg University has been named a Voter Friendly Campus, one of 272 campuses in 39 states and the District of Columbia, by Fair Elections Center's Campus Vote Project and NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The initiative recognizes institutions that have planned and implemented practices that encourage their students to register and vote.

The mission of the 2025 Voter Friendly Campus designation is to bolster colleges and universities' efforts to help students overcome barriers to participating in the political process - every year, not just during years featuring federal elections. Wittenberg was evaluated based on a written plan for how it sought to register, educate, and turnout student voters in 2024, and for how it facilitated voter engagement across the campus. A final analysis of those efforts was also taken into consideration.

Wittenberg has made intensive efforts to inform students of their civic duty and prepare them to be engaged participants in democracy. The University will continue to refine its tactics, expand its efforts, and engage students through 2025 and beyond.

The institutions designated Voter Friendly Campuses represent a wide range of two-year, four-year, public, private, rural, and urban campuses, collectively serving over four million students. Notably, the list of designated institutions includes 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as 47 Community Colleges.