News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics will once again offer its campaign training program, Ready to Run™ Iowa, in 2013 – but in a new format. Ready to Run™ Iowa is a non-partisan program designed to recruit and train women to run for elective office, prepare for appointive office, or become involved … Continue reading Plans Underway for 2013 Ready to Run™ Iowa Workshops
Jane Cox, a longtime faculty member at Iowa State University and program director for ISU Theatre, will again take on the role of Carrie Chapman Catt as she performs her one-woman play, The Yellow Rose of Suffrage, to kick off the Catt Center’s 20th anniversary celebration. The play will be presented in its entirety beginning … Continue reading Center Kicks Off Anniversary Celebration with Suffrage Play
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its supporters, students and staff: Sawyer Baker and Madeline Becker, Legacy of Heroines intern and scholar, were among 35 students selected to participate in the 2012 Iowa N.E.W. Leadership Summer Institute May 21-25 at the University of … Continue reading Of Note: Center Recognizes Students’ Achievements
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics – which was established on Sept. 23, 1992, with the approval of the Iowa Board of Regents – will celebrate its 20th anniversary with several events. On Aug. 26, 2012 – Women’s Equality Day – Jane Cox, professor and director of theatre at Iowa State University, … Continue reading Center Schedules 20th Anniversary Events
This summer the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics will offer its first ever online course in leadership. Over the past two years, the center has increased the offering of its “Leadership Styles and Strategies in a Diverse Society” course (LAS 222) from one section once a year for 20 students to two … Continue reading Catt Center Offers First Online Course
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is saying goodbye to 10 students who participated in the Community Leadership and Public Service certificate program and the Legacy of Heroines scholarship program. The Catt Center provides numerous opportunities for students to get involved and gain leadership experience. During the 2011-2012 academic year, students had … Continue reading Graduates Pursue Educational and Career Opportunities
As part of a year-long series of expansions and updates, the Catt Center has established a new internal review board for its Archives of Women’s Political Communication. The board, which held its first meeting in April, is comprised of Iowa State University faculty from a variety of disciplines. Its purpose is to review the archive … Continue reading Review Board Guides Women’s Speech Archives
Candy Crowley – CNN’s award-winning chief political correspondent – will visit Iowa State University on Nov. 13 as the fall 2012 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. The anchor of State of the Union with Candy Crowley, a political hour of newsmaker interviews and analysis of the week’s most important issues, she will … Continue reading CNN’s Candy Crowley to Speak in November