What are some tips for me to stay engaged?

• Have an attitude of ownership
  • Think of your community as your responsibility. Feeling a sense of responsibility and thinking of the well-being of others can help motivate you to stay engaged
• Stay informed
  • Take note of economic and political changes, demographic trends, and overall condition of your community, state, and nation. Subscribing to the news sources UNK provides is a great way to start this journey.
• Make sure your information is from a reliable source
  • In order to make good decisions, we need trustworthy information. Here are some good fact-checking sites to help you get started:
    • https://www.politifact.com/
    • https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
    • https://www.factcheck.org/
    • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/
• Stay up to date on up-coming elections.
  • Nebraska Primary Election: May 12, 2020
  • General Election: November 3, 2020

"Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and communities and service of all kinds--military and civilian, full-time and part-time, national and international--will strengthen America's civic purpose."

--John McCain