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The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. As an ALL IN participant, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵhas committed to supporting all Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵstudents in exercising their right to vote. ALL IN a Silver Seal for having a student voter turnout rate of 66.2% in 2020.

The works to make young voices and voters a powerful force in democracy. On the NYC campus, CCAR hosts two in partnership with the Andrew Goodman Foundation. The Vote Everywhere program provides training, resources, and a peer network to support students working to break down voting barriers and tackle important social justice issues on their campuses.

The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification recognizes higher education institutions that demonstrate a dedication to community engagement in their mission, identity, and commitments. A Carnegie Community Engagement Classification recipient since 2006, Pace’s long term dedication to community engagement is visible across the university, including in the Civic Engagement and Public Values course requirement and CCAR programming.

The Jefferson Awards for Public Service recognize individuals for their public and volunteer service, and dedication to improving the quality of life in their communities. Faculty, staff, and students can nominate any individual from the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵ community. Self-nominations are also welcome. Nominations are typically due in October each year.

Campus Compact is an association of college and universities that are committed to promoting active citizenship as an aim of higher education. A founding member of Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵcontinues to work with Campus Compact in areas including staff and faculty professional development for civic engagement.This organization will be known as Partners for Campus-Community Engagement after July 1, 2022.

As one of the ten founding universities of , a program of the Eugene M. Lang Foundation, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵplays a vital role in promoting civic engagement in higher education. Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵstudents regularly participate in Project Pericles programming including the Letter to An Elected Official Competition and Debating for Democracy workshops. Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵfaculty are regularly chosen to participate in the Periclean Faculty Leadership Program. Periclean Faculty Leaders create and teach innovative courses in a wide variety of disciplines and collaborate with local community organizations to address grand challenges. Recent Periclean Faculty Leaders from Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵhave included faculty from Environmental Studies, Media, Communications, and Visual Arts, and Women’s and Gender Studies.