K Votes is a non-partisan coalition to inform Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff members about voting and civic engagement.
The CCE aims to provide everyone, from first-time voters – to those who have voted for years, information on the voting process, registration, and what their vote means.
Beyond this site, K Votes facilitates campus events that allow all to engage with the voting process in a fun and educational manner. Check out our EVENTS above for upcoming registration times, speakers, Community Reflections, and more.
K Votes Winter Quarter Update
K Votes drove over 60 students to the polls on Tuesday, March 10th for the Michigan Primary!
Throughout winter quarter we hosted 10+ events that helped 85 students register to vote and over 95 get absentee ballots for this Primary Election.
A massive thank you to our fantastic volunteers who tabled for registration, helped with advertising, shared their expertise, and drove students to the polls — This would not have been possible without you!
Kayla Carson
Lisa Murphy
Joisan DeHaa
Raechel Scholz
Desma Caudill
Debbie Thompson
Cesareo Moreno
Kelly Frost
Drake Thompson
Rochelle Rojas
Christian Zeitvogel
Sarah Matyczyn
Teresa Denton
Tapiwa Chikungwa
Moises Hernandez
John Dugas
Ravi Nair
Rachel Wasserman
Jennifer DiGiuseppe
Special thanks to Emily Kowey who made all this work possible through her dedication to K Votes and her facilitation of programming and initiatives for the Kalamazoo College community.
Stay tuned for events in Spring Quarter and more in Fall 2020 for the National Election.
K Students, Naile Garcia, Juanita Zuniga, and Katrina Arriola, pictured here with CCE Associate Director, Teresa Denton, waited in line for 4 hours to cast their ballots. They were among the more than 250 Kalamazoo voters who took advantage of Michigan’s new initiative that allows same day registering and voting at city clerk offices. 
At the March ArtHop, visitors were asked to write down why they choose to vote, if they do. The responses were displayed on this bulletin board. 
Tamara Morrison, who was the 500th voter at the Douglass Community Center for the March 10 Michigan Democratic Primary. 
Students took shuttles to vote at the Douglas Center. Here students are pictured with Emily Kowey.
Questions? Contact Emily Kowey at ekowey@kzoo.edu
K Votes is run and sponsored by The Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement.
This website complies with the U.S. Higher Education Act (Section 1904a(23)(A)).
