Maine NEW Leadership Starts Today

A group of 28 students with a variety of majors and interests from colleges around the state will take part in the eighth Maine NEW Leadership – a residential conference that aims to strengthen political skills and build civic engagement.

Throughout the free program, students will participate in workshops hosted by women leaders from politics, business and education.

A Bangor Daily News article previews the keynote speaker, Rep. Cyndi Munson of Oklahoma:
https://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/31/news/bangor/lawmaker-to-talk-at-umaine-about-swimming-upstream-as-woman-in-politics/

Read the full press release:
https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2016/06/01/annual-program-aims-educate-empower-future-women-leaders/