We’re honored to announce that Metro State University has earned the Highly Established Action Plan Seal for the 2026 election cycle for developing a nonpartisan democratic engagement action plan that received at least 31.5 of 36 possible points based on the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Strengthening American Democracy Action Planning Guide (SADG) Rubric.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is pleased to recognize the 129 campuses that has earned this recognition so far for the 2026 election cycle. ALL IN has developed this seal of recognition for higher education institutions with strong action plans to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement by promoting civic learning, political engagement, and college student voter participation.
Metro State Votes gets students, faculty, and staff—along with East Side Saint Paul residents—ready for elections! The campaign hosts a series of events to educate, engage, and empower the Metro State community as change agents during each election year. To learn how to get involved, please contact Rosalva Hernandez, community engagement director, at rosalva.hernandez@metrostate.edu or community.engagement@metrostate.edu. #MetroStateVotes
###
About Metro State University
Founded in 1971, Metro State University, a member of Minnesota State, is the Twin Cities’ public, urban, comprehensive state university providing lifelong learning and competitive academic and professional degree programs at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate programs and more than 25 graduate degrees. Metro State ranks 22nd in the nation and first in Minnesota on CollegeNet’s Social Mobility Index, which measures colleges’ and universities’ success in elevating students from low-income strata into the middle class within five years of graduation.
About ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) works with more than 1000 colleges and universities to empower them to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge envisions a more engaged and inclusive democracy. Through institutional engagement, direct student engagement, and fostering a national higher education network, ALL IN strives for an electorate that mirrors our country’s makeup and in which college students are democratically engaged on an ongoing basis, during and between elections, and not just at the polls. We believe that a strong, vibrant, and more representative American democracy will result from the greater inclusion of informed college student voters. For more information about ALL IN, visit allinchallenge.org.