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Civic & Community Engagement

Civic Action Scorecard

A toolkit for W&M students to flex their civic muscles

Whether you’ve voted, volunteered, contacted an elected official, or donated blood, your civic actions matter. The Civic Action Scorecard is a toolkit of 75+ opportunities to participate in democracy and civic leadership and be recognized for your efforts.

Explore the list to earn points for the things you've already done and choose your next action.

The W&M Civic Action Scorecard

Civic Action Awards

Each time you record an action you earn points which are displayed on our public leaderboard. As the points add up, you will receive Civic Action Awards and rewards.

  • To receive an award, you must have completed at least one action in each of the five action categories. 
  • Awards are conferred annually based on your point total as of April 1 of that year.

Civic Action Award levels include:

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Bronze - 100 Points

  • Invitation to exclusive civic leadership networking event with campus & community leaders 

Silver - 200 Points

  • Letter of recognition from Civic & Community Engagement
  • Recognition via social media and print material distributed to campus
  • Invitation to exclusive civic leadership networking event with campus & community leaders 

Gold - 400 Points 

  • Civic action graduation cord
  • Recognition at Evening of Excellence
  • Recognition via social media and print material distributed to campus
  • Letter of recognition from the William & Mary Democracy Initiative 
  • Invitation to exclusive civic leadership networking event with campus & community leaders 

Group Recognitions

Civic life is a collective endeavor. These are ways groups can participate and be rewarded together. 

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Residence Life

If 60% of an residence life area earns 10 civic action points between August 25 and November 25, all residents of that area will receive prizes and official recognition in early 2027. 

The top five most civically active halls (#points/resident) will receive a civic celebration pizza party, and all halls are able to unlock surprise rewards along the way (swag, snacks, and more). 

Residents record civic actions on the scorecard as normal, and we'll tabulate the results. 

Recognized Student Organizations

Does your recognized student organization want to compete to become Civic Action Certified, earning bragging rights, official recognition, and prizes?  If 60% of your members complete at least 15 points on the Civic Action Scorecard by December 1, 2026, you can be! 

To compete, you must register your organization for the competition by September 30. 

*Actions taken by a student automatically count for their individual awards and rewards as well as any residence hall or groups.

Frequently Asked For Details

  • You can record any action you’ve taken while a William & Mary student, which includes retroactively recording actions from earlier in your William & Mary career or actions taken while not on campus but while a student.
  • Points are cumulative and can be earned across your time as a William & Mary student.
  • Most actions can only be counted once. Those that can be repeated are noted on the Scorecard.
  • Anyone is welcome to promote the scorecard at their event/program including naming how their event “counts” toward one of the actions and can earn students points.