Resolution in Support of Voter Registration Efforts

As “The City’s University,” San Francisco State University is committed to the development of the whole life experience, including service and participation at the local, state, and national levels. As an important election season approaches, the Academic Senate—itself a reflection of deliberative values—affirms the importance of exercising the right to vote and encourages active involvement in this critical process of civic engagement.

SF State’s mission is rooted in social justice, community engagement, and service;

Voting is an extension of the desire to serve, a way of achieving more widespread and lasting change; and

Ballots will be mailed October 5, 2020 to registered voter address for the November 3, 2020 General Election

SF State has committed itself to lively and widespread efforts to encourage voter registration and voter education; and

SF State has been nationally recognized for finding innovative ways to encourage eligible students to vote; establishing a voting precinct and polling place on campus; and, informing voters by hosting panel discussions and programs while fostering community engagement through student clubs and student government; and

The CSU Executive Order 1100 released on revised August 2019 reaffirmed the learning outcomes of the General Education program of all campuses to include Personal and Social Responsibility in order “to fit within the framework of the four ‘Essential Learning Outcomes’ drawn from the Liberal Education and American Promise (LEAP) campaign;”

the Associated Students, in collaboration with the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE), Students Events and Activities, the Academic Senate, and other organizations, is organizing the Voter Involvement and Civic Engagement (VICE) Task Force to organize voter involvement and engagement in the Fall including the students-centered online voting drive and FAQ’s at http://asi.sfsu.edu/voting-information/;

President Lynn Mahoney has steadfastly encouraged faculty, staff, and students to participate in all levels of civic engagement