Civic Engagement
Supports and extends the efforts of the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement.
Civic Engagement at USC Upstate supports and extends the efforts of the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement by promoting non-partisan awareness of, and involvement in, multiple aspects of the electoral process, primarily for students, but tangentially including faculty, staff, and the greater community.
Three primary goals for Civic Engagement are:
- Raising awareness of the importance of our democratic process
- Assisting with voter registration and motivation to be involved in elections
- Educating our community concerning issues and candidates at both local and national levels
For questions, comments, or more information, please email CivicEngagement@uscupstate.edu.
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Post Election Forum
Wednesday, Dec 2 at 2:30PM
Virtual Event. To attend, click https://bit.ly/USCUP_Post-Election
Provide your input and ask questions at
https://bit.ly/USCUP_Post-Election-Questions
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This is your one-stop shop for election related action.
Pledge to vote, find out how to vote, find out what's on the ballot, explore the issues, and more at My.VoteEverywhere at University of South Carolina Upstate
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Interested in getting involved in Civic Engagement? Here are several ways you can get involved today:
- Become a poll worker.
- Join the student organization Engage Upstate to help promote civic engagement on campus
- Have your student organization hold a voter registration drive
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Amid all the chaos of 2020, our nation responded to the census. As of mid-fall 2020, South Carolina finished the census period with a self-report rate of 61%. We now await final tabulation and verification.
Census data is used to determine our representation in congress and to guide funding choices for $1.5 trillion (that's $1,500,000,000,000) every year. Types of funding include Pell grants, federal student loans, educational support, school lunches, SNAP & WIC programs, support for hospitals, firefighters, workforce development, highway construction, and other community-building efforts.
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USC Upstate is one of about 1,000 colleges and universities that participate in the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE). The study is conducted by the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University.
As can be seen by examining the reports, Upstate has a large number of students registered to vote and participating in elections. Civic Engagement seeks to improve these numbers even more by continuing to encourage student involvement.
Voting FAQ
For South Carolina residents: visit www.scvotes.org, select voters and register to vote. Follow the instructions on the website to complete your voter registration.
For out-of-state residents: visit www.usa.gov/register-to-vote for more information on how to register to vote in your state.
Yes! When filling out the voter registration application, use the following address: 470 Hodge Drive, PMB # (enter actual number) Spartanburg, SC 29303.
For South Carolina residents: visit www.scvotes.org, select voters and register to vote. Follow the instructions on the website to complete your voter registration.
Make sure you have updated your information with the SC DMV prior to updating your voter registration information.
For out-of-state residents: visit www.usa.gov/register-to-vote for more information on how to register to vote in your state.
For South Carolina Residents: visit www.scvotes.org, select voter and check your voter registration.
For out-of-state residents, visit www.usa.gov/register-to-vote#item-212825 to find a list of state or local elections offices to verify your registration status.
For South Carolina Residents: visit www.scvotes.org, select voters and absentee voting for a list of who is eligible and instructions for requesting and submitting absentee ballots.
For Out-of-State Residents, visit www.usa.gov/register-to-vote#item-37337 for information regarding absentee voting in your state.
For voters registered in South Carolina:
In person (deadline: November 7, 2016 at 5 p.m.)
Visit the county voter registration office in your county of residence, complete an application, and cast your ballot.
By mail (deadline: November 4, 2016)
Visit www.scvotes.org, select voters and absentee voting. Click on the “Get the application online” link.
For individuals registered in a state other than South Carolina:
Visit www.usa.gov/register-to-vote#item-37337 for more information about requesting absentee ballots for your state.