This Presidents’ Day week events on more than 250 college and university campuses helped launch the Raise Your Voice campaign, a multi-year national effort of Campus Compact to increase student involvement in public life. The campaign is a student-led initiative to encourage students to take action – from volunteering to voting – to create change.

A series of events, coordinated by students with faculty, presidents, community service directors, and community partners were organized on college and university campuses as part of Raise Your Voice – A Week of Action, February 16 – 22. This week gave students the opportunity to discuss critical public issues, such as the war in Iraq, hunger and homelessness, the state of the U.S. economy — and to make their opinion heard by leaders at all levels.

Aside from leading campus and community events, students also visited legislators in 5 state capitols and Washington D.C., and met with Governor Henry (D-OK) and Governor Benson (R-NH), and 4 lieutenant governors (Massachusetts, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Texas). In addition, resolutions were offered in support of student civic engagement in 3 states (Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Texas).

• Use the links to the right for events in each state >>
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