INFO ON LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AT UW BELOW. IF YOU WANT US TO FORWARD THE EMAIL ABOUT THIS TO YOU, SEND JANE OR MARGOT AND EMAIL TO ASK. THIS WOULD BE AN AWESOME RESUME BUILDER...
The UW Women’s Center seeks your assistance in spreading the word about NEW Leadership Puget Sound. NEW (National Education for Women’s) Leadership is an award-winning women’s leadership program developed by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University over a decade ago. NEW Leadership strives to increase the number of women in the “leadership pipeline,” thereby enhancing the prospects for inclusive representation, participation and leadership in contemporary political and civic life. Because women continue to be under-represented in the leadership ranks of political and civic organizations and institutions in the United States, programs like NEW Leadership remain essential to the project of supporting and strengthening participatory democratic citizenship.
We are now gearing up for the 2011 institute, scheduled for June 20-25 at the UW Women’s Center on the University of Washington campus. In order to recruit and attract a diverse student body, NEW Leadership is a tuition-free program, supported by private funding, the Center for Women & Democracy, and generous assistance from several units at the University of Washington. The only expense to students is a $150 registration fee. Scholarship support for students who cannot afford the registration fee is also available. Undergraduate students enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college or university in the Puget Sound area, or who graduated during the 2009 – 2010 academic year, are eligible to apply.
Your assistance in bringing NEW Leadership Puget Sound to the attention of students is greatly appreciated. We seek undergraduates who are interested in women, politics, and leadership and who demonstrate leadership potential, whether or not they are currently practicing leaders. Please bear in mind that we intentionally recruit a mix of all students, not all of whom have achieved leadership “stardom” on their campuses and in their communities. Some of our very best students never would have applied to the program without the encouragement of mentors, advisors and instructors. Furthermore, our students are drawn from a diverse mix of majors, including arts and humanities, and of college majors, class years and standings, and economic and personal backgrounds. For students who do not live within daily commuting distance to Seattle, we are committed to assisting them with securing safe and affordable lodging in town and close to the UW Campus.
Students who would like to learn more about NEW Leadership Puget Sound are encouraged to visit our website: http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr. We have an application that is easy to fill out and submit via email to NEWLeadPS@gmail.com or mail to the UW Women’s Center. Applications for the 2011 institute are due by March 28th. We are also happy to answer questions via email: NEWLeadPS@gmail.com.
