Civic Engagement
UNF supports all forms of student civic engagement that raise student awareness of public affairs and cultivate the skills of active citizenship. Below are some initiatives at the University to achieve these aims.
Osprey Vote!
Osprey Vote is UNF's civic engagement program, including voter education powered by ALL IN, Unify America, the Democracy Action Scorecard, and Civic Holiday Celebrations. Questions about Osprey Vote should be directed to OspreyVote@unf.edu.
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
UNF recently received the "Highly Established Action Plan" from ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and Civic Nation. UNF is one of the 123 schools in the nation to earn the "Highly Established Action Plan" distinction. UNF scored 32.3 out of a possible 36 points.
Constitution Week
As a federally-funded institution, UNF is required to host events in conjunction with Constitution Day every year on or around September 17.
Unify Challenge College Bowl
UNF participates in the Unify Challenge College Bowl, a national program for civil discourse. Individuals sign-up and are matched with someone of different ideologies. The pair engages in guided conversations on topics of public interest, where they often find there are more similarities and commonalities than differences.
NSLVE
UNF participates in the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Education.
Campus Compact
www.compact.orgCampus Compact is an international coalition of over 1000 college and university presidents that represent the full range of diversity among colleges and universities, including public and private, two-year and four-year, rural and urban, faith-based, women's, tribal, Hispanic serving, and historically Black colleges and universities. The member institutions are committed to advancing the public and fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education.