Dear CCA Community,

Today is National Voter Registration Day and Constitution Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday that celebrates our democracy and brings together schools and organizations across the country to register voters.

CCA is holding a voter registration event today, Tuesday, September 17 from 10 am to 1 pm in the PLAySPACE Gallery and Nave in the main building. Two of our faculty members, Chris Treggiari and Michael Wertz, will be joined by members of the CCA Voting Coalition to lead screen printing on t-shirts and posters. I encourage you to stop by and register to vote if you are eligible, update your voter registration, or learn more about voting resources.

At CCA, we’re committed to working with students, faculty, staff, and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting. Since 2018, CCA’s campus has served our community and neighbors as an official polling place, and thanks to outreach by students, faculty, and staff, CCA is recognized as a Voter Friendly Campus—one of just two U.S. art and design colleges to receive this designation.

I am grateful to the group leading our Creative Citizens in Action (CCA@CCA) work—thanks for all you do! I am also pleased to announce that 8 faculty members have received funding this fall from an endowment gift to support The Deborah and Kenneth Novack Creative Citizens Series, an annual series of public programs focused on creative activism that spans the disciplines of art, design, architecture, and writing.

I have also created a special video message for you here. Please join me and the entire CCA community in making sure our voices—your voices—are heard. 

Sincerely,

President David C. Howse