Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson (center) presents Snow College's student body officers with the Campus Cup.
Snow College Wins Campus Cup for Voter Registration By Jody Wood On March 20, 2021, Snow College’s student body officers were honored at the State Capitol Building with the prestigious Campus Cup trophy, presented by Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. Snow College competed against 10 other colleges and universities to win the Utah Campus Cup, a statewide voter registration challenge. This journey began when Student Body President Matt Griffin received an email about the Campus Cup from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in July 2020. The email explained that the purpose of the competition was to raise political awareness among Utah college students. Half of a schools’ points were based on voter registration, while the other half came from activities such as service, random acts of kindness, and campus partnership. Griffin pondered upon the opportunities offered by the competition. He believed that there was an uproar of political differences in our country that were transpiring in the year 2020, and he wanted Snow College students to have the opportunity to have their voices shared and heard. He presented his ideas to his fellow student body officers and Advisor Michelle Brown, and together they planned their strategies. 2 0 2 1 | S N O W CO L L EG E M AG A Z I N E
The competition began on September 22, the same day as National Voter Registration Day. On that day, the student body officers and their team of volunteers registered 250 students to vote. Volunteers assisting in this political awareness effort consisted of Snow College students, faculty, and staff. This team collaborated to help earn points in each of the competition’s required areas. Activities included registering students to vote, thanking medical professionals, doing grocery shopping for needy people, posting an Instagram photo of themselves with a neighbor they were helping, writing letters of encouragement to senior citizens quarantined in assisted living or nursing home facilities, and participating in many more humanitarian efforts. Points had to be accrued by the official ending date of November 3, 2020. Griffin believes that the Campus Cup competition was never about the Snow College team of volunteers winning it, but it was about helping Snow College students. He said, “This competition has [shined] a light that has been there for years. Snow College has been the most politically aware campus in Utah.” 11
