Election Reflection – Fall 2024
The Division of Student Affairs has created an array of opportunities for Election Reflection this fall semester. We hope these spaces provide opportunities for processing information, news, and events and allow for meaning-making, community building, and action steps. Our events are created with undergraduates and new voters at front of mind and are open to all members of the Georgetown community.
Questions and requests for accommodations can be directed to electioncare@georgetown.edu.
Visit the University’s webpage Resources and Opportunities to Engage in the 2024 Election to learn how you can participate in our democratic process, take care of yourself, and support one another this Election season.
Spaces for Election Reflection and Connection
Georgetown Spaces for (general) Reflection
There are numerous outlets and spaces on campus available for reflection, pause, and contemplation during the academic year. We have listed a few of these spaces here and encourage you to seek them out as spaces to support your well-being.
- John Main Center for Meditation and Interreligious Dialogue
- Chaplaincies and religious/spiritual services: Roman Catholic, Protestant Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox Christian, and Dharmic (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Yogic) communities
- Retreats from Campus Ministry
- Mind/Body offerings through Campus Recreation
- Workshops and Group Therapy through Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS)
- Weekly Prayer for Peace after Chaplains’ Tea (Tuesdays at 3:45pm in Dahlgren Quad)
Georgetown Events
There are and will be numerous events about the Election 2024 fall season at Georgetown. We have listed a few campus units below and encourage you to follow their social media for the most up-to-date information about their events.
- GU Politics: Institute of Politics and Public Service
- Center on Faith + Justice
- Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
- Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
- Georgetown Dialogues Initiative
- Free Speech Project
External Resources
- Democracy Re/Defined from the American Association of Colleges and Universities
- Free Expression and Inclusion: How Do We Create Campus Learning Environments Where Both Ideas and People Thrive?: A Guide for Discussion Facilitators and Organizers from the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education and the American Association of Colleges and Universities
- Campus Conflict and Conversation Help Desk from the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education and the Sustained Dialogue Institute
- Project 2025 in Contrast with Catholic Social Justice by Sr. Eilis McCulloh, HM of NETWORK (Lobby for Catholic Social Justice)
- The Dignity Index from the University of Utah
- Voting is an Act of Love from the Ignatian Solidarity Network
- Pope Francis Multi-Issue Voter Pledge from NETWORK (lobby for Catholic social justice)
- Discerning Democracy: Navigating Civic Life with the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ
- The Learning Center of the Southern Poverty Law Center
- Student Voting and College Political Campaign Activities in 2024 from the American Council on Education
- Student Voting and Electoral Engagement from Campus Compact
- Bridging Divides Initiative from Princeton University
- Civic and Voter Empowerment Resource Guide from the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
- Preparing for the Election: Practical Strategies for Campus Leaders to Foster Community from the Constructive Dialogue Institute
- Student Voting Campaign Brief from Education for All