Apply for Get Out the Vote FSU

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This message has been approved by Dr. Joi Phillips, director of the Center for Leadership & Social Change.

The Center for Leadership & Social Change seeks civic-minded students to help build a new get-out-the-vote program focused on voter registration, education, and activation efforts across campus.

Get Out the Vote FSU is a student-led program whose members will work closely with FSU Votes, the campus-wide, non-partisan initiative aimed at increasing civic engagement and voter participation among Florida State University students.

GOTV FSU will work to develop and implement voter registration drives, voter education events, social media platforms, campus and community partners, civic holidays, and get out the vote programs.

Applications are now open for students seeking to join the inaugural leadership team that will co-create the infrastructure of the program. This is a year-long commitment beginning in Spring 2022, with specific focus on the 2022 midterm/ gubernatorial elections.

Ideal candidates are students who:

  • have experience or deep interest engaging their peers across topics pertaining to voting and civic engagement.
  • are interested in developing educational programming.have experience in creating/managing social media content or graphic design.
  • have experience in marketing, advertising, or journalism.
  • are able to work collaboratively in and across groups.
  • have strong relational and outreach skills.
  • are self-starters and able to take initiative on projects.
  • are able to remain non-partisan for all FSU Votes/GOTV FSU programs and content.
  • are interested in building an organization from the ground floor.

Applications close Nov. 28 at 10 p.m. Eastern time. Learn more or apply at thecenter.fsu.edu/GOTV.

Article Date
November 09, 2021