Press Releases
Below are Press Releases written by Penn Leads the Vote. Press Releases typically focus on announcements pertaining to University voting awards and programming.
Penn Recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
For Immediate Release: November 17th, 2022 Contact: Nicholas Williams, Director of Penn Leads the Vote pennleadsthevote@sas.upenn.edu | vote.upenn.edu Penn Recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting On the heels of an election that...
High November 2022 Student Turnout
Thousands of Penn students turned out at on-campus polling locations, while young people nationwide had their second highest turnout in a midterm election since 1994
NSLVE 2020 and 2020 Campus Action Plan Award
For Release: NOVEMBER 9TH, 2021 at 3PM EST Contact: Harrison Feinman and Eva Gonzalez, Co-Directors of Penn Leads the Vote pennvotes@upenn.edu | vote.upenn.edu UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA VOTED AT RECORD-HIGH RATE IN 2020, SURPASSING THE NATIONAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL...
National Voter Registration Day 2021
Penn Leads the Vote is proud to have registered about 111 community members on National Voter Registration Day (9/28/21) and engage over 500 attendees. Special thanks to SEAMAAC for hosting a table and HipCityVeg for providing food. All photos credits of Eric Sucar,...
President Amy Gutmann Signs Commitment to Strive towards Full Student Voter Turnout
For Immediate Release: September 14th, 2020 Contact: Harrison Feinman and Eva Gonzalez, Directors of Penn Leads the Vote pennleadsthevote@sas.upenn.edu | pennvotes.org Gutmann signed the Higher Education Presidents' Commitment to Full Student Voter Participation for...
Penn Retains “Voter Friendly Campus” Designation for Second Time
For Immediate Release: March 9th, 2021 Contact: Nicholas Williams, Communications Coordinator for Penn Leads the Vote nichwill@sas.upenn.edu | pennvotes@upenn.edu | pennvotes.org Penn Retains “Voter Friendly Campus” Designation for Second Time Penn received the...