NEW Leadership Illinois

 

NEW LeadershipTM Illinois is a joint project of IGPA and the Conference of Women Legislators of the Illinois General Assembly.

NEW Leadership Director Professor Rebecca Hendrick describes the program.  (Interview transcript [PDF])

NEW LeadershipTM is a non-partisan, week-long residential program for college women designed to increase women's representation in all elements of public life, including elected office. The program challenges our brightest students to think critically and creatively about public policy and encourages them to make a commitment to public leadership early in their careers. Applications for the 2010 program will be accepted until March 12, 2010.

NEW LeadershipTM Illinois is a joint initiative of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois and the Conference of Women Legislators of the Illinois General Assembly.

The Institute of Government and Public Affairs serves society by helping to improve public policies and the performance of government. It does this by conducting research on public policy issues and the public decision-making process, and by facilitating the application and dissemination of research to those who confront policy issues.

The Conference of Women Legislators encourages female legislators from both sides of the aisle to work in a bi-partisan fashion to advance the interest of all women, children and families, through state, local and federal initiatives. As a non-profit organization, COWL does not take ideological positions on public policy issues, but rather serves as a forum for women legislators to be empowered through information and experience.

NEWLeadershipTM Illinois has been developed in partnership with the NEW Leadership Development Network established by the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The network includes 14 states and the District of Columbia.