The 2016 election was probably the most controversial presidential election in recent memory. Thousands of people lined up at voting stations across the country to place their vote for President of the United States. At the end of the election period, Donald Trump was pronounced President. For many, there was a celebration and for others […]
To vote or not to vote; a look at the 2016 election and its impact on the 2020 election
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Catamount post-mortem: What does it actually take to engage students?
October 13, 2017 by
This story/opinion was published in ForbesBrandVoice on Oct. 12, 2017. Western Carolina University (WCU), my beautiful campus tucked away in a Blue Ridge valley, had high expectations for the 2016 election. The civic engagement team I led as a student coordinator hoped for a 10-24% increase in student voter turnout; and, until recently, we believed […]
