NC College Voter Summit
Every September since 2016, NC Campus Compact has hosted a convening of students, faculty, and staff who lead non-partisan, campus-wide voter engagement efforts. Since 2018 the event has been co-organized and co-sponsored by members of the NC Campus Voting Coalition. Participants learn and share innovative strategies and practical information to support college voter registration, voter education, and electoral participation.
2020 NC College Voter Summit #VoteSum20
September 11 and 12, 2020 [Virtual]
Guest speakers:
- Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Elections
- Dr. Nancy Thomas, Director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (Day Two).
See highlights here.
2019 NC College Voter Summit #VoteSum19
September 20, 2020 hosted at Elon University
Guest speakers:
- Allison Riggs, Senior Attorney, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Voting Rights Senior Attorney
- Jessica Holmes, Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners
- Stacey Carless, Executive Director, NC Counts Coalition
2018 NC College Voter Summit #VoteSum18
September 15, 2018 hosted at UNC Greensboro
Guest speakers:
- Aylett Colston, Voting Rights Activist
- Dr. John Dinan, Professor, Wake Forest
University (45 minutes)
2017 NC College Voter Summit #VoteSum17
September 29, 2017 hosted at Elon University
Guest speakers:
- Dr. Nancy Thomas, Director, Institute for Democracy and Higher Education
- Dr. David McLennan, Meredith College
- Professor Ted Shaw, UNC Center for Civil Rights, UNC School of Law
- Dr. Rick Morse, UNC School of Government
- Dr. Mark Sanders, UNC Charlotte
- Amy Chiou, #WTFwevote
Inaugural NC College Voter Summit #VoteSum16
September 16, 2016 hosted at Elon University
Guest speakers:
- Marcus Bass, Campaign Director, Democracy NC
- Mike Burns, Director, Campus Vote Project
- Dan DeRosa, Director, NCPIRG
- Jen Jones, Communications Director, Democracy NC
- Rachel Clay, Southeast Regional Coordinator, Campus Vote Project
Questions? Contact Leslie Garvin.
