News from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
Steven Jordening of Nevada, Iowa, recently honored his mother and a friend on the Plaza of Heroines, located at the entrance of Carrie Chapman Catt Hall on Iowa State’s central campus. Jordening purchased both a granite bench and a large paver in honor of his mother, Marcella R. Jordening, and a large paver in honor … Continue reading Jordening honors women with bench, pavers on plaza
Four longtime supporters of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics passed away in November and December 2017. All were civic leaders who devoted their lives to improving their respective communities, Iowa State University and the state of Iowa. Richard H. Stanley, 85, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Nov. 17 at the University of … Continue reading In memoriam: center remembers longtime supporters
Women whose leadership has made a difference at Iowa State University were honored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics during a reception on Jan. 10. The 2018 calendar was officially unveiled during a reception recognizing the 12 honorees from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The reception … Continue reading Reception recognizes 2018 Women Impacting ISU calendar honorees
At least 10 participants in the Ready to Run Iowa: Campaign Training for Women workshops won school board and city council elections in Iowa last fall. The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics has offered Ready to Run Iowa every other year since 2007 as part of a national training network. Although the … Continue reading Ready to Run Iowa participants win municipal races in 2017
Iowa State students have until Jan. 22 to apply to the Vermeer International Leadership Program for the 2018-19 academic year and Feb. 1 to apply to the Global Leadership Study Abroad to Sweden program for summer 2018. Both global leadership opportunities are offered by the Leadership Studies Program and led by its faculty. The Leadership … Continue reading Application deadlines for student leadership programs approaching
The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics is pleased to recognize the accomplishments and activities of its faculty, students and alumni: Monic Behnken, a 2017 Ready to Run Iowa participant and assistant professor of sociology, was invited to attend POLITICO’s Women Rule Summit on Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington, D.C., as an ambassador … Continue reading Of note: news about center faculty, students and alumni
Women whose leadership has made a difference at Iowa State University will be honored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics on the 12th annual Women Impacting ISU calendar. The 2018 calendar will be officially unveiled during a reception recognizing the 12 honorees on Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. … Continue reading Center announces 2018 Women Impacting ISU calendar honorees
As part of her visit to Iowa State University as the American Council of Learned Societies/African Studies Association Presidential Fellow, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso from Babcock University, Nigeria, will speak at a brown bag lunch seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 15. She will discuss “Intersectionality, African Refugee Women and Durable Solutions” during the seminar, which will meet from … Continue reading Nigerian scholar to speak at Nov. 15 lunch seminar
The Catt Center is accepting applications for the 2017 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics through Nov. 22, 2017. The annual competition is designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of women and politics. Since the first prize was awarded in 1994, 96 projects proposed … Continue reading 2017 Catt research prize deadline is Nov. 22
According to a report recently released by the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, Iowa State students voted at rates higher than the national average of students at colleges and universities across the country. In the 2016 election, 17,306 (55.1 percent) of the 31,408 Iowa State students eligible to vote cast their ballots compared … Continue reading Report shows voting statistics for ISU students