News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
This issue of Voices features three of the women honored in the Plaza of Heroines who have served in elected office at the local, state or federal level. You can use the search feature on the plaza’s website to find more women who have served in elected or appointed positions, or to search for any … Continue reading Stories from the Plaza of Heroines
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff and students: Dianne Bystrom, Catt Center director, participated in a roundtable discussion on “Gender and Elections: Reflections on the 2016 Elections” on April 6 at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff and students
Six research projects received funding through the 2016 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. “We received a record 80 proposals from researchers in a variety of academic disciplines, which made the task of the selection committee difficult,” said Dianne Bystrom, director of Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women … Continue reading 2016 Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics funds six projects
Amber Manning-Ouellette, lecturer in leadership studies, has been selected to receive a 2017 Gender and Sexuality Research Award. She will be honored during the Gender and Sexuality Equity Awards Reception from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in the atrium of Hach Hall. Dian Squire, visiting assistant professor in ISU’s School of Education, … Continue reading Manning-Ouellette to receive equity research award
The 2017 Ready to Run Iowa workshop series kicked off on Feb. 17 with record-breaking attendance. More than 100 participants attended the first two workshops, and 83 percent of those surveyed afterward said they planned to run for elected office in the future. The first workshop, “Getting Started in Iowa Politics,” opened with Dianne Bystrom, … Continue reading Record number of participants attend Ready to Run Iowa
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics thanks the following donors for their friendship, support and contributions to its programs, scholarships and activities. With the help of their support, the center provided scholarships, internships and leadership development programs to students; sponsored civic engagement activities such as voter registration drives and presidential candidate debate … Continue reading Donors contribute to Catt Center’s programs, scholarships and activities
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is co-sponsoring three upcoming events that focus on taking risks for career advancement, serving in the Iowa State Legislature, and research on women’s and gender studies. The Catt Center is one of eight Iowa State organizations co-sponsoring the University Committee on Women’s “Ready, Set . . … Continue reading Catt Center co-sponsors three upcoming events
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, staff and students: Rachael Barnes, senior in biological systems engineering with a certificate in leadership studies; Emily Leaverton, junior in civil engineering with a minor in leadership studies; and Julian Neely, sophomore in journalism and … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, staff and students
Women whose leadership has made a difference at Iowa State University will be honored at a reception from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The reception will recognize the 12 faculty, staff and students selected for the 2017 Women Impacting ISU calendar, which is coordinated by the Carrie … Continue reading Jan. 11 reception to recognize 2017 Women Impacting ISU honorees
Iowa State students have until Feb. 1 to apply to two global leadership opportunities offered in summer 2017 and during the 2017-18 academic year. The Global Leadership Study Abroad Program to Sweden and the Vermeer International Leadership Program are offered by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and led by faculty in … Continue reading Deadline to apply for student leadership programs is Feb. 1