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The College Democrats (officially named the College Democrats of America) is the official organization of the Democratic Party of the United States for college and university students. CDA logo (fair use) File links The following pages link to this file: College Democrats ...
The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ...
The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...
History
The College Democrats organization was founded in 1932 to help the election campaign of presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt. It had a good deal of success during its first decades, and claims on its website to have been "the largest student organization in the nation" during the 1940s. However, in 1967, the College Democrats took up a position opposing the Vietnam War; this enraged then-President Lyndon B. Johnson, who cut the College Democrats out of funding from the Democratic National Committee. It was eventually revitalized by then-Senator Al Gore, and by the time Gore was Bill Clinton's vice presidential nominee, there were more than 50,000 members. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...
A political campaign is an effort to reach a certain political goal. ...
The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
// Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US wounded...
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969). ...
Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ...
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ...
William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...
The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ...
Since 1992, CDA has actively promoted the Democratic legislative agenda and Democratic candidates for office. By training and equipping campus activists across the country to work on and manage campaigns, CDA has mobilized countless young voters and recruited tens of thousands of grassroots activists for the Democratic Party. Thanks in part to the hard work of College Democrats activists, John Kerry won a ground-breaking 54% of the youth vote in 2004. If young voters had decided the election, John Kerry would have been elected in a landslide with 375 electoral votes. John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ...
Activities The College Democrats' activities vary from chapter to chapter. Typical activities include inviting guest speakers (often elected officials or party activists), arranging for members of the club to work on campaigns, and organizing students for letter-writing campaigns or phone banks. Local clubs also organize voter registration drives. Phone bank can mean: A collection of telephones within an organisation such as a call centre. ...
Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. ...
Every year, the national organization of the College Democrats holds a national convention. Features of the convention include workshops on how to be effective in government and campaigning, as well as prominent speakers from the national Democratic party (previous speakers have included Bill Clinton, Al Gore, members of Congress, and cabinet members). Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ...
William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ...
Congress in Joint Session. ...
A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
Organization The College Democrats are run by a seven-member executive board, consisting of: - President - Grant Woodard
- Vice-President - Ashanti-Fayshel Gholar
- Director of Communications - Wayne Ting
- Director of Development - Alex Cornell du Houx
- Director of Membership - Jill Stracko
- Director of Political Affairs - Michael Davis
- Director of Programs - Anna Ruth Williams
The function of the Executive Board is to "determine and implement the organization's goals". The Executive Board members are elected annually by majority vote at the National Convention.
The College Democrats are also guided by a National Council, which consists of state officers from every state federation. The National Council is presided over by a Chair and a Vice-Chair elected annually at the National Convention in Washington, D.C.
- National Council Chair - Seth Magaziner
- National Council Vice-Chair - Geneva Jones
Elections for the Executive Committee are held every summer in late July during the CDA Convention.
See also Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ...
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) has been the official youth arm of the Democratic Party since 1932. ...
MFCD Logo // Introduction Created in the spring of 2005, the Michigan Federation of College Democrats (MFCD) is Michigans statewide network of College Dems consisting of over 20,000 students at more than 30 colleges and universities. ...
External links - Official website
- Georgetown University College Democrats
- Virginia Young Democrats
- The Maine College Democrats
- College Democrats of Wisconsin
- Michigan Federation of College Democrats
- College Democrats of Portland State University
- University of Pennsylvania Democrats
- University of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog
- The College of New Jersey College Democrats
- Middle Tennessee State U College Democrats
- Washington University in St. Louis College Democrats - Website and Blog
- Northeastern University College Democrats Blog
- Case Democrats - Case Western Reserve University
- Tennessee Federation of College Democrats
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