Undergraduate Student Government

🌟PARTY TO THE POLLS DAY 2! 🌟

Thank you to everyone who has come out so far to vote early for the midterm elections with us! It’s been such a blast so far to ROW THE VOTE 🚣‍♂️🗳

Limos will be back tomorrow, party buses are back Thursday, then both will be here for Friday on Vote Early Day (there’ll be free pizza and more! 🍕) Sign up if you haven’t already! ✨

We’ll be shuttling people to the polls in Minneapolis (make sure your current residence is updated to your Minneapolis location!) every day from 11am–4pm for FREE! ‼️ Sign up you and your friends, OR if your student group wants to book out a time, your student group may be eligible for our Row the Vote Grants! 💸

🔗 BOOK YOUR RESERVATION AT: z.umn.edu/PartyToThePolls or at rowthevote.com! 🎉

Today kicked off week. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

This week you and your friends or student group have the chance to reserve a PARTY BUS or LIMOUSINE to take you to the polls FOR FREE!

This Friday we will be partnering with and giving away FREE pizza to everyone who signs up for a slot!‼️

Book a time at RowTheVote.com or at z.umn.edu/PartyToThePolls

📅 October 24th–October 28th
⏰ 11am–4pm (30 minute time-slots)
📍 Northrop West Lawn (105 Pleasant Street SE)

Yesterday, we passed a resolution calling for the University of Minnesota to swiftly reach a just above equitable contract agreement with Teamsters Local 320 as negotiations resume and a potential strike looms.

Read the full statement online:
z.umn.edu/TeamstersResolution

Yesterday, the Twin Cities Mobile Market came to campus, offering affordable groceries and prepackaged food to students.

We would like to thank and our Basic Needs Task Force for providing this resource to students, as well as every student that visited!

Missed the Mobile Market yesterday? No worries! The Mobile Market will be returning to campus on:
November 7th
November 21st
December 5th
December 19th

Unable to visit the Mobile Market on the dates above? The food bus stops at other locations found at z.umn.edu/MobileMarketLocations

VISIT INFO
📍Behind the Student Union
⏱2:30-4:30pm
💵The Mobile Market accepts cash, credit, or SNAP/EBT card for payment. It also participates in the Market Bucks program. Market Bucks are earned when you use your EBT/SNAP benefits to pay for items such as fruits and vegetables. For every dollar spent, a dollar is earned in the form of Market Bucks coupons.

🗣 What’s going on with Teamsters and University of Minnesota administration?

The University of Minnesota released a statement regarding the ongoing negotiations on October 7th and another statement in response to the Teamsters strike vote on October 12th.

Read to learn more about the situation between Teamsters Local 320 Union and the University of Minnesota and how to prepare for a potential strike.

Find additional strike preparation information at umnstrikeready.com

The Mobile Market is opening this Monday!

Looking for prepackaged and affordable groceries? Check out the Mobile Market, a grocery store on wheels that parks on the south side of the Union!

The Mobile Market accepts cash, credit, and EBT card (SNAP).

The Mobile Market will visit campus biweekly on Mondays from 2:30-4:30 pm. This semester, it will be visiting on
10/17
11/7
11/21
12/5
12/19

We hope to see you there!

💸Looking for extra funds to host your event?

USG provides grants to help student groups fund their events and are given out in rounds throughout the year. Round 2 of our Event Grants is going on NOW and close October 16th.

➡️ Find the Event Grants Application and budget template in the link our bio or go to z.umn.edu/USGGrantsApp to apply!

Fill out the Grants Audit Form through the link in our bio or at z.umn.edu/USGGrantsAudit

Feel free to reach out to our Chief Financial Officer, Sanjana Pattanaik, at [email protected] if you have any questions!

⚡️ CLASS BLITZ WEEK WRAP-UP! ⚡️

This week has been a great experience for all of our volunteers to take our Row the Vote campaign to the classrooms and rack up some impressive numbers:

Thanks to all of YOU, we…
👥 Gathered 100+ volunteers
📚 Visited 600+ classrooms
☑️ Helped 1,800+ students get registered
🗳 Pledged 6,000+ students to a voting plan…
… ALL IN FIVE DAYS!

Thank you to the thousands of students who are getting prepared for the polls this upcoming midterm election, and a HUGE thank you to the volunteers especially. Without you, none of this would’ve been possible nor would we have seen these record-breaking numbers for UMN’s largest week-long voter registration push to date!

HUGE SHOUTOUT to our Government & Legislative Affairs Director, Carter Yost, and our friend Mike Dean at for organizing this massive blitz and making this possible!

And this is just the beginning... Over the next few weeks, we’ll be announcing some more exciting opportunities on campus… 👀 Stay tuned!

LET’S ROW THE VOTE! 🚣‍♀️🗳‼️

⚡️SIGN UP FOR CLASS BLITZ!⚡️

Next week, Row the Vote will be visiting hundreds of UMN classrooms to get people registered & ready to vote!

This year’s race for the Senate is especially important and closer than previous—we want you to spread the word!

Sign up for a shift and receive $30 for each at z.umn.edu/ClassBlitz

Crash course & training sessions for Class Blitz start as soon as TOMORROW, so if you’re interested, sign up now!—No voter outreach experience necessary

z.umn.edu/ClassBlitz

‼️ TOMORROW! ‼️Join Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for a conversation on early voting for this year’s upcoming midterm elections!

This is a great opportunity to ask questions and connect with one of our important state representatives while they’re here on campus!

Join us for the early voting kickoff to get students to ROW THE VOTE! 🚣‍♀️🗳
🗓 Thursday, September 22nd
⏰ 11:15am-12pm
📍 USG Office (Room 202) on the 2nd floor of the Student Union

Last night we kicked off our Row The Vote Campus Coalition with a strategy session in the USG office. Thank you to every group that sent their representatives to help us plan ways to get students registered to vote this fall!

Student voices are important, and we are proud to have support among other student groups as we organize thousands of young voters to the polls!

If you weren’t able to join us, you can still register your student group at the link in our bio or at
z.umn.edu/RTVCoalition

In the RTV Campus Coalition, you will have access to voting resources, election information, and the opportunity to connect with all sorts of university student leaders.

USG will also be helping support and/or provide grants for your group for Row the Vote projects, outreach, and events!

Join us and Row The Vote at
z.umn.edu/RTVCoalition

Discounted tickets for the Minnesota United on October 9th are available now!

🎟Discounted tickets are available in every section, although the supporters section is the most affordable.

⚽️The game starts at 4 p.m. versus the Vancouver Whitecaps!

You can purchase tickets at z.umn.edu/SoccerDiscount

WE'RE HIRING! Get students registered and ready to vote!

Campus Voting Captains are paid, part-time, nonpartisan student organizers responsible for getting students prepped for the polls. Campus Voting Captains will target various areas and groups on campus for 10-15 hours a week from September 13th to November 8th (Election Day). Start date, hours, and schedules are flexible to accommodate student life and will receive a $2500 stipend ($20-25/hr).

Applications are due soon! Fill out the application by September 8th at 11:59pm. Apply with the link in our bio or at
http://z.umn.edu/votingcaptain

Last night we had the opportunity to introduce students to USG through the Student Events and Entertainment Showcase!

Students had the chance to learn about USG and our past initiatives, as well as ways to get involved this year!

We also had a lot of fun playing games and enjoying some food!

If you missed out, you still have the chance to experience what USG has to offer! Consider applying to USG through our intern program or our three task forces!

Intern Program: z.umn.edu/USGInternApp
BNTF: z.umn.edu/BNTFApp22
CSTF: z.umn.edu/CSTFApp22
SATF: z.umn.edu/SATFApp22

Thank you to everyone who came out to our voter registration table yesterday!

We had a great time registering students to vote and emphasizing the importance of voting.

If you haven’t already, make the pledge and Row the Vote with us!
z.umn.edu/rowthevote

💻Find your registration status at https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/VoterStatus.aspx
📍Find your polling location at https://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us

📄Applications are now open for USG’s three task forces!

•The Basic Needs Task Force (BNTF) works to make sure that every student is afforded safe housing and food by increasing accessibility and awareness by fighting food and housing insecurities.

•The Campus Safety Task Force fights to ensure students feel safe on and near campus through developing programs, increasing awareness, and advocating to keep students safe and comfortable.

•The Sexual Assault Task Force amplifies the voices of victims and survivors and those historically excluded from the conversation. Together, they fight to create a campus where there is zero tolerance for sexual assault.

Interested in one of these task forces? Find the applications in our All-Campus Email, our bio, or at
z.umn.edu/BNTFApp22
z.umn.edu/CSTFApp22
z.umn.edu/SATFApp22

Applications CLOSE on September 23rd at 11:59 p.m. We can’t wait to work with you!

Join us at our office for games + information!

Come visit us on Friday, September 2nd, from 8pm to 12am for CMU’s 2nd Floor Night! A bunch of student organizations with offices on the second floor will have their doors open to everyone for food, games, and fun, so come hang!

You can find us at our office on the 2nd floor in Room 202! There will be plenty of snacks, games, and opportunities to connect with USG members and learn how you can involved with student advocacy!

We hope to see you there!