The director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School鈥檚 Institute of Politics, Della Volpe has become one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities on global sentiment, opinion and influence. His research has a particular focus on the views of Millennials as well as public opinion in the age of digital and social media.

During his visit to Elon, Della Volpe will meet with all sections of COR 110 and will deliver an address, 鈥淢illennials and Civic Engagement in the Age of Trump,鈥� at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 in Lakeside 212.

鈥淛ohn Della Volpe is on the cutting edge of research on the incredible electoral potential this generation of students has,鈥� said Mark Dalhouse, director of Study USA. 鈥淗aving this nationally recognized authority as a guest on campus represents Study USA鈥檚 continuing commitment to supporting the intellectual climate on Elon鈥檚 campus and encouraging students to be active citizens involved in the issues of our time.鈥�

The address, which includes a Q&A session with the audience, is open to the campus and the community. It is sponsored by Study USA, the Elon Core Curriculum, the Residential Neighborhood for Civic Engagement & Social Innovation, the Elon Political Engagement Work Group, the 福利亚洲国产精品 Poll, the Department of Political Science and Policy Studies, the Institute of Politics and Public Affairs and the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement.

Della Volpe has been affiliated with the Institute of Politics at Harvard since the late 1990s and leads a public opinion survey group of students that focuses on the attitudes of young Americans toward politics and public service. He received an Eisenhower Fellowship in 2008 that supported extensive travel through China, Hong Kong and Korea studying Millennials and the use of the internet.

Along with his work as polling director at the Institute of Politics, Della Volpe is founder and CEO of SocialSphere, a big data and social media analytics company based in Harvard Square in Cambridge.

See future speakers participating in this year鈥檚 Core Forums here.

That’s Sebiri’s assessment the morning after the third and final debate in the 2016 presidential contest on Oct. 19, which Sebiri viewed with four fellow Elon students at Gray Pavilion, and discussed before and after with 20 other students from Harvard University, Ohio State University, Franklin & Marshall College and Howard University through an online focus group. The gathering was organized by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, which coordinates the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, of which Elon and 26 other colleges and universities are a part. 

The National Campaign was formed in 2003 in response to a trend that saw college students becoming more involved in community service, but less engaged in the political process. Its mission is to promote engagement in electoral politics, help students pursue a career in public service and help build a foundation in civic education. 

And on Wednesday night, it gathered these 25 largely undecided young voters together to sort through the issues being discussed in the presidential election and help them make more informed decisions before they head to the polls on Nov. 8. Elon has made a concerted effort this election season to increase civic engagement, with watch events for each of the three debates that have drawn hundreds of students and other efforts revolving around the democratic process. 

Among the Elon contingent for the online focus group was Daniella Khoury, who said she leans right when it comes to economic policy, but leans far to the left on social issues. Unlike Sebiri, she’s remained undecided throughout the presidential election, and was hoping the final debate would help her decided. 

Unfortunately, Khoury said Thursday, she’s still undecided. 

“I feel like it’s just a giant mess, and I am very undecided,” said Khoury, a student in Professor Carrie Eaves’ Race to the White House political science class. “I am in a state of ambivalence about every candidate, and it’s getting worse as time goes on.”

But both Sebiri and Khoury, who responded to an invitation to participate by Eaves, said being part of Wednesday night’s focus group has helped them better understand how different people are approaching this decision or what the basis is for their opinions. Connected online through a Google Hangout before and after the debate, the group of Elon students was able to discuss various topics such as foreign policy, the economy and international refugees. Durind the debate, they traded messages online between schools. 

“Those discussions didn’t necessarily change my mind, but it helped me better understand other perspectives,” said Sebiri, who is in Eaves’ American Government class. 

Khoury said she was struck during the discussion when students at all schools were asked whether the election of Trump would tangibly affect their lives, and the students at Howard University, one of the top Historically black colleges and universities in the country, “without hesitation said, ‘Absolutely,’ That really highlights the racial tensions in the United States.”

Sebiri found the discussion with his fellow Elon students and those he connected with remotely to be more engaging than the one he saw during the debate. 

“I was hoping that the debate last night in general would tell me where I should go with my vote, and to be honest, it was the same as the first debate.” Sebiri said. “I really was hoping for a little more substantive talk (from the candidates).”

Details can be found on the .

While the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the North Carolina voter identification requirement this past summer, the 2002 Help America Vote Act is still in effect. If you are a new voter in Alamance County and your registration form was not fully verified, you will need to confirm your identity and residence.

Students living on-campus should bring:

• A valid student photo identification card (Elon Phoenix Card, driver’s license, or other photo identification issued by a government agency) to confirm identity.
• Note: The Holly Hill Mall and Kernodle Senior Center have a copy of Elon on-campus addresses and physical street addresses. Students can ask a poll worker to verify their campus residence on this copy (students can also print out or show the poll worker a screen shot of their OnTrack Residence Life: MyHousing/Meal Plans screen).

Students living off-campus should bring:

• A valid student photo identification card (Elon Phoenix Card, driver’s license, or other photo identification issued by a government agency) to confirm identity.
• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter’s name and current address in Alamance County.

Students can contact the at (336) 570-6755 with any questions or concerns.

Elon Votes!, Student Government Association, Student Union Board, Study USA and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement will serve as the hosts and coordinators of this evening’s event.

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon student Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors June Shuler and Gabby Vance. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

Elon Votes!, Danieley Neighborhood, Colonnades Neighborhood, Council on Civic Engagement and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement will serve as the hosts and coordinators of this evening’s event.

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon students June Shuler and Gabby Vance, who serve as Andrew Goodman Foundation ambassadors. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

The Oct. 9 watch event is designed to help educate students about the candidates and issues at stake in this November’s election and takes place at 9 p.m. in the Moseley Center First Floor. The first presidential debate event on Sept. 26 to Moseley Center and . 

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon students June Shuler and Gabby Vance, who serve as Andrew Goodman Foundation ambassadors. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon student Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors June Shuler and Gabby Vance. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon student Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors June Shuler and Gabby Vance. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

This presidential debate watch event is designed to help educate students about the candidates and issues at stake in this November’s election and takes place at 9 p.m. in the Moseley Center First Floor.

Elon Votes!, Center for Leadership, Council on Civic Engagement, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Education will serve as the hosts and coordinators of this evening’s event.

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon students June Shuler and Gabby Vance, who serve as Andrew Goodman Foundation ambassadors. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .

This is one of a series of programs this fall designed to enhance civic engagement efforts on campus. The series is supported by Elon Votes! and the Elon Political Engagement Work Group.

Elon Votes! is a nonpartisan campus initiative created to provide students with the necessary resources to register to vote and learn about issues at stake in upcoming elections. The initiative is run by Elon student Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors June Shuler and Gabby Vance. The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere is a nonpartisan, experiential program that recruits, trains and supports emerging leaders at colleges and universities across the country.

The 福利亚洲国产精品 Political Engagement Work Group is a nonpartisan collaborative team that involves students, faculty, and staff representing areas such as the Department of Political Science, Study USA, Center for Leadership, Student Government Association, Residence Life, Student Media, Truitt Center, and National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. The group’s charge is to implement voter education activities and increase student participation in local, state, and national voting and election initiatives.

For additional information or to learn how to register to vote or cast an absentee ballot, visit .