Monday, October 8, 2018, Fort Hays State University’s (FHSU) American Democracy Project (ADP) will host Clarissa Unger, Director of Civic Engagement for Young Invincibles, to discuss civic engagement and student voting.

As the manager of the largest student voting campaign in the country, she will share her insights on opportunities for supporting young voters in the community. Young Invincibles is the nation’s largest young adult research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing economic opportunity and democratic participation for 18 to 34 year-olds.

Prior to joining YI, Unger served as the Development Coordinator for the Robert. J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas where she helped to promote civic engagement on campus. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a Masters in Comparative European Politics from the Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

Unger leads the Students Learn Students, Vote Coalition (SLSV), a coalition of over 300 organizations that reach more than 1,000 colleges campus nationwide to promote nonpartisan civic engagement on college campuses. Recently, SLSV helped organize more than 550 on-campus events for National Voter Registration Day to help young people register to vote.

Unger will speak at two public events in the Hays community:

When: Monday, October 8, 2018

Afternoon Event: Fort Hays State University – Pioneer Room in the Memorial Union

600 Park St,

Hays, Kansas 67601

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Evening Event: Hays Public Library

1205 Main St,

Hays, Kansas 67601

6 PM – 7 PM

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