Day on Democracy Empowers Student Voters at UMW
November 9, 2023 by Sam Cahill
In a resounding display of civic engagement, the University of Mary Washington community turned out for Day on Democracy. Student volunteers and members of the University’s faculty and staff rallied over 160 students to the polls at Fredericksburg’s Dorothy Hart Community Center on Election Day. Throughout the day, various activities kept the campus buzzing with […]
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Ballot-topia: UMW Students Praised for Voter Participation
November 2, 2021 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Wearing a white slicker and black rain boots, University of Mary Washington senior Caroline Mowdy approached a tent set up outside George Washington Hall. She needed a ride to the polls. Soon, she was in psychology major Christian Lyman’s blue Toyota Scion and on the way to her voting site, Dorothy Hart Community Center in […]
Filed Under: 2020 Voter Friendly Campus Report, Center for Community Engagement, Election Day, National Study of Learning, Top Stories, voting, Voting and Engagement Tagged With: sdewees