This week, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized faculty and staff, presidents and chancellors, coaches, student voting groups, partner organizations, and local and state election officials for their nonpartisan efforts to engage eligible college students in the 2024 presidential election. These groups and individuals led efforts to support college students across the country to register to vote, learn about the democratic process, and cast informed ballots.

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) is a national, nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation that supports and recognizes a network of more than 1,000 colleges and universities nationally, representing more than 10 million students and working to improve nonpartisan student civic engagement.

ALL IN Champion Winners from left to right: Mary Grant, Kevin Guskiewicz, Deb Marke, Atom Zerfas, Eric Reveno, Brittney Yancy, Al Schmidt, Diann Ramsey.

ALL IN’s Individual Champion Awards were announced on ALL IN Awards Day, a virtual day of celebration on April 9, during which ALL IN recognized a set of individual campus stakeholders.

Standout President Awards were awarded to Mary K. Grant , President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Kevin M. Guskiewicz , President of Michigan State University.

President Guskiewicz’s nominator shared that he “has been a steadfast supporter of fostering a culture of civic engagement and nonpartisan democratic participation at Michigan State University. His leadership and encouragement have empowered campus leaders and organizations to advance initiatives that ensure all students have the resources and opportunities to participate in our democracy.”

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement ( CIRCLE ) of Tufts University was awarded the Standout National Partner Award for its work providing research and tools with which to advance the civic learning and participation of young adults. Eight state and local chapters of the League of Women Voters were honored with Standout Local Partner Awards for their efforts to support college and university campuses.

ALL IN campuses work with election officials to champion student voting efforts. ALL IN recognized four local election officials for their bipartisan efforts to support college student voting with our Standout Local Election Officials Awards, from local elections offices in Maine, New York, North Carolina and Virginia.

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt was also recognized with ALL IN’s Standout Secretary of State Award. The Pennsylvania Department of State has partnered with ALL IN on a nonpartisan state voting challenge since 2020. In 2024, Secretary Schmidt hosted a virtual roundtable with senior campus leaders to help prepare them for the presidential election, developed and disseminated resources like the Pennsylvania Ready to Vote Toolkit which includes resources specifically for college students, and intervened when a county election board was rejecting the voter registration and ballot requests of eligible college students.

In addition to connecting with community partners, ALL IN encourages campuses to develop partnerships and recognition opportunities for those leading the charge on nonpartisan voter engagement in athletics. Awards for Standout Coach were presented to Eric Reveno , James C. Gaither Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach, at Stanford University and Diann Ramsey , Head Softball Coach, at Amherst College.

Coach Reveno said of winning this award, “It is an honor to receive this award on behalf of all the folks involved in nonpartisan civic engagement at Stanford University. In particular, thank you to the amazing student-athletes that inspire us to be better teammates, community members, and citizens.”

Dr. Brittney Yancy , one of ALL IN’s six Standout Faculty Member awardees and Assistant Professor of History at Illinois College, shared that, “As an educator, my goal has always been to equip future generations with the tools to be global citizens and change agents, working to a deeper meaning of freedom and democracy.” Six awards were also presented in the categories of Standout Administrator, and Standout Nonpartisan Campus Student Voting Group or Effort.

Together, these honorees and many more stakeholders across higher education are working diligently to ensure that college students graduate with the knowledge and experiences they need to become lifelong voters and to contribute meaningfully to their communities and our democracy.

A full list of award recipients can be found here .

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge congratulates all of our individual winners and campuses for being all in for our democracy. To learn more about ALL IN or how your campus can get involved, visit allinchallenge.org .