Spencer named to ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

A Heartland Community College student has been recognized in a national effort for college civic engagement. 

Heartland student Hunter Spencer has been named to the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge organization. 

The ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll awards college students doing outstanding work to advance nonpartisan democratic engagement at participating campuses. Spencer 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 saw 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. 

“Hunter has been a leader for civic engagement programs on our campus, serving as an officer in the Heartland Political Science Club and coordinating events like voter registration tables, the Bagels and Ballots voter information event, and the 2022 Midterm Elections Watch Party," said Sarah Diel-Hunt, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services. "Hunter has also coordinated and hosted multiple podcast interviews through Political Science Club's Podcast show, The Political Spectrum. He is very deserving of this national honor." 

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. 

“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.” 

ABOUT ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge:

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Through an intentionally-designed program that provides structure, support, and recognition, ALL IN works to improve civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on more than 965 campuses nationwide. ALL IN believes higher education should play a role in developing an active and informed citizenry by educating students, motivating them to engage in American democracy, and instilling the value of lifelong participation. ALL IN is an initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.