ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll Recognizes Karla Shaffer '24

Karla Shaffer, Class or 2024 at The University of Scranton, is one of 175 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic engagement work in 2022.

The University of Scranton and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) announced that Shaffer, political science major with an environmental studies concentration, has been recognized as part of the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll, which awards college students doing outstanding work to advance nonpartisan democratic engagement at participating campuses.

Shaffer, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, joins a group of 175 students recognized for their voter registration, education and turnout efforts ahead of last year’s historic midterm elections. The 2022 midterm elections experienced one of the highest youth turnout rates for a midterm election in the past 40 years — an estimated 23 percent of young people ages 18 to 29 turned out to vote.

"Through our Royal Votes program and strong collaboration with Student Government, as well as the Office of Community and Government Relations and the Center for Ethics and Public Policy (CEEPS), The University of Scranton has made great strides in student voter engagement," said Julie Schumacher Cohen, AVP Community Engagement and Government Affairs for the University.

"Shaffer has been at the forefront of those efforts and is a leader on campus in various ways, including being elected herself to serve as Student Government president for the 2023-2024 academic year. We are grateful to Karla for her commitment and leadership."

"We are grateful to Karla for her commitment and leadership."- Julie Schumacher Cohen, AVP Community Engagement and Government Affairs for The University of Scranton

With the support of the ALL IN staff, campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement and voter participation on their campus.

“This year’s honorees played a crucial part in registering and empowering student voters ahead of last year’s midterm elections, resulting in historic turnout among young voters. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is honored to celebrate hundreds of student leaders encouraging nonpartisan democratic engagement across the country,” said Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

“These students organized voter registration drives, coordinated campus-wide voter engagement resources and brought polling locations to their campuses. We are excited to watch these students continue to change the world.”

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge currently engages more than 9.8 million students from more than 965 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Campuses can join ALL IN at this link.