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Community Organization Promotes Equity and Inclusion Community members and organizations, including Otterbein University and other key stakeholders in the greater Westerville area, are uniting to launch a new nonprofit organization called WeRISE: Westerville for Racial Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Engagement. The mission of WeRISE is to eradicate individual and structural racism in the greater Westerville community. This organization will lead collaborative anti-racism efforts, driving meaningful, lasting and equitable change.
You can read more about this initiative by going to tinyurl.com/py25r57z
Otterbein Named Voter Friendly Campus
Above: Volunteers reach out to fellow students at a voter registration and education event on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2020. Right: Democracy Fellow Shelby McSwords ’21 serves as a voter education resource for Otterbein students.
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OTTERBEIN TOWERS SPRING 2021
Otterbein University has been named a Voter Friendly Campus by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The designation recognizes efforts to break down barriers and empower students with the information and tools they need to participate in the political process. Fall semester, Otterbein’s Center for Community Engagement and a group of student Democracy Fellows organized voter registration drives and educational outreach about voting options in Ohio.
