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A Kalamazoo College student is being honored by a national nonprofit organization for his work as a K Votes Civic Engagement Scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nik Krupka \u201924, a philosophy and political science double major, is one of 137 students from across the country to reach the Student Voting Honor Roll through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, an initiative of Civic Nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge is celebrating advocates such as Krupka, who advance on-campus, nonpartisan efforts to achieve excellence in democratic engagement while improving civic learning and voter participation. Civic Nation works to build a more inclusive country by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders and influencers to tackle social challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an honor to be recognized among the other students from around the country for the work we have done here at K,\u201d Krupka said. \u201cI feel humbled to be among so many others since it shows the extent to which these projects are collaborative. Fostering an engaged community is a job much larger than a single person, and it was inspiring to see that, in fact, far more than just one person has taken up this task. I hope that K continues to see its students honored in similar ways as the years go on, and I know it will be so.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nik Krupka \u201924 (left) is one of 137 students from across the country to reach the Student Voting Honor Roll through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, thanks to his work as a K Votes Civic Engagement Scholar. He is pictured with Brynna Garden ’24.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Krupka helped his peers at K register to vote, learn about the issues at stake, and find information on critical ballot measures in local and state races in 2023 through K Votes, the non-partisan coalition that informs K students, faculty<\/a> and staff members about voting and civic engagement through the Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). He said he initially found out about K Votes through a friend he met in a Constitutional and Race Law class taught by Associate Professor of Political Science Justin Berry last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore then, I had never really engaged with the program,\u201d Krupka said. \u201cMy friend was graduating at the time, and I was looking for a way to get out of my shell since I tend to keep to myself, so I was excited to meet the folks at the CCE when he connected us. Over that summer, I met with the CCE several times to talk more about my interests\u2014particularly in the institutional dynamics of social change\u2014and how they fit into the overarching vision for K Votes. I was over the moon when everyone at the CCE put their trust in me, especially inasmuch as<\/a> this would be an amazing way to further develop those interests. That said, it was also a chance for me to expand my comfort zone and orient my efforts toward service more broadly. I\u2019m<\/a> proud to do work that I can stand behind that gets people critically thinking about their roles in this sometimes-confusing political system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CCE aims to provide everyone\u2014from first-time voters to those who have voted for years\u2014information on the voting process, registration<\/a> and knowledge regarding what their vote means. It has worked with dozens of faculty<\/a> and staff for more than 15 years to support student-voter engagement. In recent years, CCE post-baccalaureate fellows and paid student Civic Engagement Scholars have built community connections and campus structures through K Votes. Those efforts have helped hundreds of students through quarterly voter education events, democratic advocacy and activism, and the countless individual efforts by students to get their votes cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s important for every community to vote and make themselves heard,\u201d Krupka said. \u201cKalamazoo College students, staff and faculty are no exception to that. What can be said about K in particular, is<\/a> that its community takes to heart many of the things a liberal arts education seeks to imbue its students with. We gladly take up the research, critical thinking, teamwork and communication needed for productive political thought, and that should inspire us with the confidence to go out and push for the changes we want to see in the world. To this end, it is important to reject the notion that what we do here is of purely instrumental value. We don\u2019t\u2014or shouldn\u2019t<\/a>\u2014come here just because it is a stepping stone<\/a> to a job or graduate education later on<\/a>. To really embrace the value of what we do here, K\u2019s community needs to get involved, whether that means voting or something else.<\/a> K Votes has shown me how small a part of our learning takes place in the classroom alone. The world is bigger than what is in our books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALL IN Campus<\/a> Democracy Challenge Executive Director Jennifer Domagal-Goldman said students have a powerful role to play in fostering active and engaged campuses and getting their peers to participate in democracy regardless of whether it\u2019s<\/a> a presidential election year or one with critical state and local races on the ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese honorees hosted candidate information sessions, created guides on polling location accessibility, registered their peers to vote and so much more,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know these students will continue to make a difference in our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the CCE, K Votes and Civic Engagement Scholars, visit the CCE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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