Loyola’s Karson Institute, Department of Communication and Media to host Election Day events
Loyola University Maryland’s Department of Communication and Media and the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice are holding Election Day events on Tuesday, Nov. 5, allowing students to participate in election coverage and watch live results.
The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice is partnering with UMBC's School of Public Policy, MissionFit, and the Short Kuts Show to host an Election Night Watch Party from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Loyola/Notre Dame Library. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature food, storytelling, live music, games, and live election updates. Register on the Bridge or Eventbrite.
“This election is about charting a new way forward and making a decision about the type of America that you want to live in,” said Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and professor of communication and African and African American studies. “With such a pivotal election, it’s important for us to have spaces where we can gather and experience history together.”
The Karson Institute, which recently celebrated its fourth anniversary, is a place to house research, train students, and operationalize the movement for racial and social justice.
The Department of Communication and Media will host an all-day election coverage event beginning at 9 a.m. in the DeChiaro College Center for students in those classes. As part of the event, student journalists and editors will collaborate with journalism instructors and faculty to publish stories for The Greyhound, Loyola’s student newspaper. While the event is not open to the public, members of the community are encouraged to follow The Greyhound’s election reporting. All Communication and Media students will have an opportunity to participate in Election Day coverage.
“It will be all hands on deck at the Department of Communication and Media on Election Day,” said Jenny Glick, assistant teaching professor of Communication and Media and faculty advisor for The Greyhound. “We are turning our lobby into a newsroom, and the conference room will become our ‘Situation Room.’ Students will be conducting live interviews with faculty experts on all angles of the election, and some of those stories will be immediately posted on the thegreyhound.org. We are excited to have students involved in this Election Day coverage as a practice of high-impact learning.”
Loyola has been engaging with students to encourage them to register and make a plan to vote through LoyolaVotes, a free, online service for students, faculty, staff, administrators, and members of the surrounding community. The University is among 1,000+ campuses across the country participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and the President's Commitment to Full Participation.