Please join Maine NEW Leadership at our 11th Annual Networking & Fundraising Reception at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor. Proceeds from this event will go to the Mary R. Cathcart NEW Leadership Fund. Maine NEW Leadership is a nonpartisan six-day residential institute for undergraduate students interested in women’s political and civic engagement. Each year, […]
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Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will run Thursday through Tuesday, June 1–6 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center hosts this annual six-day undergraduate student leadership program for women to educate, engage and empower young leaders. Danielle Conway, dean and professor of law at […]
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Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will host its annual six-day residential undergraduate student leadership training program June 1 – June 6, 2017 at the University of Maine. We are looking for a diverse group of students who are motivated to learn about the importance of women’s participation in public life and to develop […]
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Today marks the start of Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership, an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership training program for women that aims to educate and empower young leaders. The program runs from Thursday, May 28 through Tuesday, June 2 at UMaine with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. A diverse group of 28 students with a variety […]
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The 2015 Maine NEW Leadership Summer Institute at the University of Maine from May 28 to June 2, 2015 is now accepting applications. Offered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, this six-day, residential non-partisan training program, provided at no cost to undergraduate college women, educates and empowers women to become civic and political leaders. To be […]
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Mary Cathcart of the MCSPC will be attending the Elect Her program at UMaine this weekend. Elect Her – Campus Women Win is the only program in the country that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office. This year, Elect Her will be offered at 50 campuses around […]
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The 2014 Maine NEW Leadership Summer Institute at the University of Maine from May 30 to June 4, 2014 is now accepting applications. Offered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, this six-day, residential non-partisan training program, provided at no cost to undergraduate college women, educates and empowers women to become civic and political leaders. […]
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Twenty-eight female college students from Maine institutions will arrive at the University of Maine on Thursday, May 30 to take part in the fifth annual Maine NEW Leadership session. The event is a free, six-day, public leadership training program aimed at strengthening leadership skills, learning how to network and encouraging running for public office. Throughout […]
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Mary Cathcart joined with women from other NEW Leadership programs at a recent White House Conference on Girls Leadership and Civic Education.
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Mary Cathcart is one of two women selected for induction into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame. Cathcart, a former three-term member of the Maine House of Representatives and a four-term member of the Maine Senate representing Penobscot County, has been a long-time advocate for the rights of women and girls, according to an article […]
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