Category: Voices

News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

CATEGORIES: March 2013, Voices

Of Note: News about Center Alumni, Students and Staff

The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its alumni, students and staff: Kristine Ahlfield, Archives of Women’s Political Communication research assistant at the center, will serve as the online communications intern at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. The internship will run from June … Continue reading Of Note: News about Center Alumni, Students and Staff

CATEGORIES: March 2013, Voices

Center Continues Partnership on Gender Balance Research

The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is continuing its partnership with the Friends of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women (ICSW) on a research project that examines the membership of appointed county and municipal boards and commissions. This partnership began in June 2012. Since 1987, gender balance has been required … Continue reading Center Continues Partnership on Gender Balance Research

CATEGORIES: January 2013, Voices

CNN’s Candy Crowley Analyzes 2012 Election Results

Candy Crowley, CNN’s award-winning chief political correspondent and the second woman in history to moderate a nationally broadcast presidential debate, visited Iowa State University on Nov. 13 as the fall 2012 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. More than 640 people attended Crowley’s “Post-Election Analysis” presentation in the Sun Room of the Memorial … Continue reading CNN’s Candy Crowley Analyzes 2012 Election Results

CATEGORIES: January 2013, Voices

Ready to Run™ Iowa Workshop Series Begins Jan. 18

The 2013 Ready to Run™ Iowa workshop series will begin Friday, Jan. 18, with the first of six monthly sessions. “Introduction to Iowa Politics,” the January workshop, is designed to answer the most common questions about politics and government in Iowa. It will include an introduction to Iowa party politics and resources, the various types … Continue reading Ready to Run™ Iowa Workshop Series Begins Jan. 18

CATEGORIES: January 2013, Voices

New Dean’s Leadership Class Receives Positive Feedback

A new leadership course that was developed in collaboration with College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Dean Beate Schmittmann for the fall 2012 semester has received positive feedback from the students enrolled. The LAS dean’s leadership class continues into the spring 2013 semester. Evolving from the Dean’s Leadership Council, the new class was initiated … Continue reading New Dean’s Leadership Class Receives Positive Feedback

CATEGORIES: January 2013, Voices

Center’s 20th Anniversary Events Draw People, Publicity

More than 1,200 people helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics in 2012. The 20th anniversary also generated positive publicity for the center and its programs through several Iowa State University publications. “We were very pleased with the turnout of people from the university and surrounding communities … Continue reading Center’s 20th Anniversary Events Draw People, Publicity