What Can I Do?! The 2020 Election and How You Can Take Care of You!  

At Seton Hall University we value discourse, dialogue, and constructive communication. It is embodied in our University's motto, "Hazard Zet Forward"- that regardless of the challenge, Setonians continue to and have a history of stepping up to the plate and forging ahead. This year will be no different.

As we look towards the upcoming Presidential Elections next week, the Division of Student Services in partnership with campus partners including the University Libraries, Center for Faculty Development, and Campus Ministry want to provide support and resources to our campus community.

Seton Hall's Resources

• Join us for Communication Strategies for Productive Dialogue and Conflict on November 4 at 5:30 p.m.
• Election Stress Kit (CAPS)
• Library Presidential Resource Guide
• Election Events taking place on campus
• Join Us for continued dialogue by registering for the Inspiration to IMPACT Conference - our topic this year is Inclusive Leadership

Results may Take Longer Than We Are Used To

Due to the high number of mail-in ballots this election, it may take days if not weeks in some places to process election results. So what can you do in the meantime...

• Follow up on their ballot's status and ensure their vote gets counted. Promote ballot tracking for applicable states.
• Proactively connect students to the Election Protection Hotline if they run into any issues in making sure their vote gets counted.
• Review election results and identify how to track local and regional elections by connecting with the designated Election officials (Look up your elections officials here).
  • Check out Election officials twitter list to follow.
• Remember to fact check, and remind yourself that it's ok to take a break from the news if you need to step away for your health and wellbeing.
• Note that the 1887 Electoral Count Act requires all states to have all ballots counted by 41 days post the election, so regardless the people will know results by mid-December.
• If you need to take time for space and processing, we encourage you to utilize

Remember that Setonians Have Discourse and Dialogue

• Living Room Conversations provides great resources and conversation guides for anyone to utilize. Whether you want to meet up with your classmates to discuss what's going on, talk to your closest friends or make new ones- these conversation guides give you the structure and prompts to get conversations started.
• Have discussions with an equity lens that value each person's perspective (even if it's different than yours).
• If you're working or commuting from home, host a screening at home of the Bring It to the Table documentary or watch one of the topic-specific Table Talks.
• Host or Join a Civic Dinner where meaningful conversation can spark real and lasting change. This organization makes it easy for anyone, anywhere, to bring people together for conversations that matter.
• Register for the IMPACT Conference, to continue the conversation about Inclusive Leadership! This annual student leadership conference will take place on Saturday, 11/7 from 10am- 12:30pm EDT.

At Seton Hall we believe in being global citizens and servant leaders. We want to encourage all of our community members to think globally, and utilize this time as well to identify how you want to continue to be an agent of positive change.

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