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BGSU designated as an Elite Leader Campus by Andrew Goodman Foundation

Bowling Green State University recently was named an elite leader in the national, nonpartisan Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere program.

BGSU was recognized by the Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) as one of five Leader Campuses within their national, nonpartisan Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Network that includes over 70 college campuses across the United States. The Andrew Goodman Foundation is a nonprofit that works to increase student voter participation on college and university campuses across the nation. The University was recognized for its long-term commitment to student political engagement demonstrated by increasing the student voting rate on its campus.

According to Tufts University’s National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, between 2014 and 2018, BGSU increased its eligible student voting rate from 11.9 percent to 35 percent. These impressive results are due to the sophisticated voter registration, education and mobilization efforts led by Paul Valdez, associate director, Center for Public Impact.