UNE Pharmacy students lead voter registration drive

In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Stephanie Villasis (COP ’18) and fellow students from UNE’s Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) organized a voter registration drive and Rock the Vote lecture on the Portland Campus.

Villasis, who is the 2016-17 legislative chair in the UNE branch of the SNPhA, spearheaded Rock the Vote week at UNE. Alongside SNPhA president Christina Fields (COP ’18), she gave a non-partisan lecture on the presidential election and citizen initiatives to members of the Portland community.

Villasis began to take interest in policy and legislation at the 2016 SNPhA National Convention in Atlanta, GA, where she was inspired by student delegates who presented resolutions for SNPhA by-laws. Her passion for volunteerism led her to motivate fellow pharmacy students to become involved with outreach efforts, educating students, faculty and community members about the voting process.

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