Engage Today: Bridging the Ballot and the Block is a half day conference designed to highlight local leaders activating voters on the ground, as well as students engaged in political activism on campus and beyond. Wesleyan has a long history of providing opportunities to enhance the political education of their students through community engagement. Wesleyan’s Civic Action Plan underscores the goal to “prepare our students to engage in civic participation throughout their lives.” The elections of 2018 are a crucial…