FSU Student Acknowledged on 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

Apr 28, 2023 9:00 AM

Rachael Michalski One of 175 College Students Recognized for Nonpartisan Democratic Engagement Work

Frostburg State University and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge recently announced that Rachael Michalski has been recognized as part of the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll awards college students doing outstanding work to advance nonpartisan democratic engagement at participating campuses.

Rachael Michalski joins a group of 175 students recognized for their voter registration, education and turnout efforts ahead of last year’s historic midterm elections. “Being selected for the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll is a wonderful recognition for Rachael and her effort and commitment to voter engagement,” says Mr. Patrick O’Brien, FSU Director of Civic Engagement. “She has put significant effort into not only assisting with non-partisan voter engagement on campus, but also helping educate and involve her fellow students in the democratic process.”

During the 2021-2022 academic year, Michalski and O’Brien worked together to plan her Langenberg Legacy fellowship that was focused on democratic engagement and the continuation of FSU’s high rate of student voters. “In the 22-23 academic year, I carried out my fellowship where each week I encouraged my peers to vote in the recent Maryland Election,” recalls Michalski. She organized civic dialogue events, hosted voter registration drives, and served as a student moderator at gubernatorial and congressional candidate forums hosted by FSU.

“Through my passion of helping other, I learned that Democratic Engagement plays a big role in that, and it was incredibly rewarding. I am honored to be named to the Voting Honor Roll representing Frostburg State University!”

“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 empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. 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. 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.