Kennesaw's Constitution Week To Help Students Register To Vote

KENNESAW, GA — Kennesaw State University will host its annual Constitution Week, Sept. 16-25. The week will consist of voter registration and education, census information, a field trip to the state capitol for students and a play highlighting the accomplishments of the 45 presidents of the United States through history.

The weeklong, nonpartisan campaign is run through the Department of Student Leadership and Service to help make voter registration and participation as easy as possible for students. Constitution Week is part of an annual nationwide effort among colleges and universities coordinated through the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ American Democracy Project.

Highlights of KSU’s Constitution Week, Sept. 16-25

Monday, Sept. 16
Voter registration and education table: Students can register to vote through the KSU TurboVote System in the Kennesaw Campus Student Center Rotunda from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

Constitution Con 2019: Free pocket Constitutions, government information displays and photo booths at the Sturgis Library from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 20

Students will visit the Georgia State Capitol with KSU-provided transportation. Students will meet in the Kennesaw Student Center Room 267 at 9 a.m. and return to campus at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

National Voter Registration Day in the Kennesaw and Marietta Student Centers, Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

“45 Plays for 45 Presidents” opens and runs through Sept. 29. “45 Plays for 45 Presidents” stars seven actors playing all the U.S. presidents. Tickets are $5 - $12.

For a full list of Constitution Week 2019 activities, click here.

This comes after Kennesaw State University was once again been recognized by Washington Monthly as one of America’s best colleges for student voting.

Universities that demonstrated a high level of commitment in encouraging students to vote were selected for Washington Monthly’s annual honor roll list. Kennesaw State earned a perfect score and was one of only three Georgia institutions to make the top 80 list for 2019. This is KSU’s third consecutive year being named.

For the past three years, KSU has also been designated a “Voter Friendly Campus,” an initiative by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education to bolster efforts that help students overcome barriers to participating in the political process.