Upcoming Events
Hunter College is committed to helping students become informed and engaged voters for the 2024 Election. Below is a list of exciting events happening around campus this fall semester. Join us and become an educated and registered voter before Election Day: Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
| Event | Description | Date | Time | Location | Host |
| Election Day Watch Party | Join the Undergraduate Student Government, the Office of Student Activities, and Roosevelt House for election watch coverage. Students can join us in the Gameroom for updated coverage of Election Day events throughout the College, live voting updates, and for assistance finding polling places and voting rights information. Snacks and beverages will be provided. | 11/5 | 11am–6pm | Game Room, Room 205, 2nd Floor, Thomas Hunter Hall | Student Activities and USG |
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| National Voter Registration Day | National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to celebrating our democracy. Voter registration, ballot review, polling site location, poll worker information, games, giveaways, and refreshments. This event is free and open to all students. | 9/17 | 10am–6pm | 205 Thomas Hunter Hall | Student Activities |
| The Youth Vote in 2024 and Beyond: Engaging Gen Z Through Social Media and Mobile Voting | By 2028, Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha will be the largest group of eligible voters in the country. But youth voter turnout in recent presidential elections has remained ominously low.
Join us for a conversation featuring the youngest member of the New York City Council, Chi Ossé, whose election was powered by the engagement of young voters in Central Brooklyn, and who continues to break down local and national policy issues through social media; and Bradley Tusk, longtime New York City political strategist whose family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to make mobile voting an option for elections across the country. Book signing and pizza to follow. |
9/24 | 6:30–8:30pm | Roosevelt House Auditorium | Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College |
| What’s at Stake in November? A Hunter Faculty Forum on the 2024 Presidential Election |
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Program, together with the Hunter College Department of Political Science, are pleased to present a panel discussion on the key policy issues shaping the historic 2024 Presidential Election—featuring expert analysis from Hunter faculty members. As Election Day nears, this event will provide an opportunity to learn from some of our most esteemed Hunter faculty members, and to ask your most burning policy questions. | 10/10 | 6–8pm | Roosevelt House Auditorium | Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College |
| NYC Propositions & the Impact on Immigrant Communities |
A discussion with the Immigrant Student Success Center on upcoming NYC’s proposition and its effects on immigrant communities, how to be civically engaged for election day regardless of status and reviewing election resources from the New York Immigration Coalition. | 10/29 | 1–2pm | 305 Thomas Hunter Hall | Student Activities |
| The Asian American Vote – What’s on the Line for Our Community | Join the Asian American Affinity Center to hear from experts in the field on the issues that are in the spotlight in Election 2024 and their effect on the Asian American Community at Hunter College and New York City. | 10/29 | 2:30–4pm | 312, Thomas Hunter Hall | Student Activities |