As part of Day 6 of his 2012 College Civics Tour, Secretary Reed visited Spokane Community College, speaking to students about the importance of active civic engagement and answering their questions. Secretary Reed also visited Spokane Falls Community College and WSU Pullman earlier today, and he will visit Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University in Bellingham later this evening.
Washington state is best in the nation when it comes to engaging our Millennial Generation of voters, according to a new national survey. “Rock the Vote,” a 20-year-old organization dedicated to educating, registering and engaging young voters, used a variety of measures to create a first-ever national ranking of the states. Although the report released Wednesday says the national average of just 41 percent shows that many are falling short of the mark, the survey does recognize reforms that…
On Tuesday, Secretary Reed continued his annual college civics tour across the state encouraging students to vote and become civically engaged in their communities. One of the stops he made today was at Everett Community College where its slogan was “informed voting is as easy as pie.” Needless to say, the Secretary ate and served pie to students, as well as encouraged students to register to vote and showed them how to navigate through the elections website. Other campuses on the agenda today…
Being “civically engaged” can sound kind of overwhelming to some people and maybe even a turn-off to others. But with the state in a budget mess and dealing with unemployment woes, none of us can afford to sit back and wait for others to do the work. That is why I have launched a statewide call to service, “Find Your One Thing.” I am asking that we all identify just one area or one action that will make a positive…