Calif. Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Partner with Long Beach State University in Voter Registration Campaign
Event Centers around Increasing Student-Voter Participation
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 10, 2018) – In an effort to motivate students to register to vote and participate in the November election, Long Beach State University will host a roundtable lead by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. During the event, roundtable participants will discuss ways the state can collaborate with the campus to encourage civic engagement amongst the more than 37,000 students who attend Long Beach State.
“The sooner we engage young people, the more likely they will be active voters for years to come,” Secretary of State Alex Padilla said. “I’m excited to partner with Long Beach State University to reach students directly on campus and empower them to become participants in our democracy.”
After the roundtable, Padilla and President Jane Close-Conoley will sign a memorandum of understanding to formalize their partnership to improve voter registration on-campus.
A brief press conference will be held afterward.
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About the campus:
Long Beach State Universityis a teaching-intensive, research-driven university committed to providing highly valued undergraduate and graduate degrees critical for success in the globally minded 21st century. Annually ranked among the best universities in the West and among the best values in the entire nation, the university’s eight colleges serve more than 37,500 students. The campus values and is recognized for rich educational opportunities provided by excellent faculty and staff, exceptional degree programs, diversity of its student body, fiduciary and administrative responsibility and the positive contributions faculty, staff, students and more than 300,000 alumni make on society.