Institute for Women's Leadership
The Institute for Women's Leadership, created by the eminent former dean of Douglass College, Mary S. Hartman,[1] is a "consortium of teaching, research, and public service units" operating in close association with Rutgers University, and more specifically, the Douglass Campus. The Institute is composed of nine consortium members: Douglass Residential College, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, the Center for American Women and Politics, the Institute for Research on Women, the Institute for Women & Art, the Center for Women's Global Leadership, and the Center for Women and Work.[2] The Institute for Women's Leadership focuses on women's leadership issues on local, national, and international scales. As a complementary function to its research and activist goals, the Institute provides a rich networking environment and supports the career development of its members.[3]
Programs
To the aforementioned ends, the "I.W.L." organizes numerous programs and events:[4]
- Leadership Scholars Certificate Program - A two-year program for undergraduate women interested in being socially responsible leaders. Mary K. Trigg is the Director.
- Senior Leadership Program for Professional Women - An intensive workshop series for working women.
- High School Leadership Certificate Program - A leadership development program for high school young women in Jersey City, New Jersey, that runs each academic year during the spring semester.
- Community Leadership, Action and Service Project (CLASP) - A five-week internship with a New Brunswick organization and a weekly interactive seminar.
- Crystal-Barkley's Life\Work Design Program - A five-day seminar to prepare women leaders interested in using their skills to make social change to develop goals towards taking the next significant steps in their lives.
- Ready to Run - A one-day conference program designed to encourage potential women candidates in New Jersey to run for public office.
- Annual Interdisciplinary Faculty and Graduate Research Seminar - A weekly thematic seminar for researchers who want to share perspectives on women's roles.
- National Dialogue on Educating Women for Leadership - A national, continuing conversation among educators, scholars, and experts that explores a range of women's leadership issues, programs, and research.
- Visiting Scholars Opportunities - Programs sponsored by the institute and consortium members for guest scholars, researchers, and others to visit Rutgers.
- Policy and Leadership Courses - Relevant courses for undergraduates interested in women's leadership.