For the last Campaign College training that I attended, I was lucky enough to head to a location I’d never set foot in before, the upper peninsula of Michigan. As an honorary Yooper (that’s the term for people in the U.P.), I got a chance to see the expansive Lake Superior and sample fresh white [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Campaign College’
Yoopers Are Ready to Run and Win
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Campaign College, Elect Her, Marquette, Michigan, NMU, Northern, Northern Michigan University on April 26, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Campaign Strategies on Campus
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Campaign College, Lara Stone, UMass Dartmouth, University of Massachesetts on April 22, 2010, | 1 Comment »
By Kelly Trumpbour, Senior Director, Running Start On Saturday, March 27, the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, hosted Campaign College. Our discussions about why young women should run for student government inspired several attendees to consider putting their names on the ballot in the upcoming campus elections. The students had the opportunity to hear from Lara [...]
Sunny Skies, Soft Breezes, Beautiful Mountains … and Empowered Women!
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Campaign College, University of West Indies at Mona, Uwi on April 15, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Campaign College at the University of West Indies at Mona in Kingston, Jamaica, may seem far flung, and, honestly, everyone I know was jealous that I got to head to a Caribbean island for work, but I have to agree, that I was quite lucky to be able to call this training, which empowers college [...]
The Power of the Ask!
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Campaign College, education, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, pay equity, women leaders on April 5, 2010, | 2 Comments »
By Kinya Mururu, Board Member, Running Start Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) in Southern California is one of the 10 colleges and the only two-year college chosen this year to hold Campaign College. As the dean of student services at MSJC, JoAnna Quejada’s goal in holding this training was to enhance student participation in the [...]
Young Women of Texas Take the First Step to Leadership
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, tagged AAUW, Arlington city councilwoman, Campaign College, Kelly Trumpbour, Lana Wolff, Major Jeannie Deakyne, Running Start, University of Texas at Arlington on April 1, 2010, | 2 Comments »
By Kelly Trumpbour, Senior Director, Running Start The women of the University of Texas at Arlington came together March 13 for Campaign College. Sydney Bay, a freshman who also attended Running Start’s summer political retreat in 2009, coordinated the event as the student liaison and did a fantastic job! While camped out in a beautiful [...]
I’m a Bit Partial…
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, April Capone-Almon, Campaign College, Denise Nappier, Mae Flexer, UConn, UConn Women's Center, University of Connecticut, women political leaders on March 23, 2010, | 1 Comment »
I can’t lie. I was just a little bit excited about attending Campaign College at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, since the institution is my alma mater. Instead of showing my school pride by regularly watching ESPN basketball, I had the opportunity through Campaign College to engage women on the campus in all the opportunities [...]
A Passion for Teal in North Carolina
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, Campaign College, Julia Boseman, Leadership Programs, Michelle Scatton-Tessier, North Carolina state Senator, student government, UNCW, University of North Carolina Wilmington, women in political office, women in politics on March 19, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, recently hosted a Campaign College training that brought leadership lessons to life for the participating students that will last beyond their years at the university. Michelle Scatton-Tessier, director of UNCW’s Women’s Studies and Resource Center, organized the training with the help of student liaisons Lisa Huynh and Drewe Witherington [...]
Mardi Gras, the Saints, and a New Mayor Can’t Compete with…
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, Brooke Smith, Campaign College, Casey Trahan, Cathy Rogers, Karen Reichard, Kristen Lee, LeeAnn Moss, Loyola Campaign College, Loyola University, Loyola University School of Mass Communications, Loyola University's Women's Resource Center, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans, student government, volunteers, women in politics on March 3, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Campaign College at Loyola University in New Orleans! That’s right. Following all of these events was the training on February 20 about running for student government. Loyola student government officers LeeAnn Moss and Kristen Lee worked with Karen Reichard, director of the Women’s Resource Center, to bring the training to Loyola, one of ten 2010 [...]
Idaho State University Women Are Ready to Win
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, American Falls, Amy Wynn, Campaign College, Elizabeth Kesko, Idaho State University, ISU, Kelly Keenan Trumpbour, Missy Cummins, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Running Start, Shalene Summers, student elections on March 3, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
By Kelly Keenan Trumpbour, senior director, Running Start With beautiful snow-capped mountains as background, attendees at Friday’s Idaho State University Campaign College workshop headed out across campus to look for people to “vote” for them. Student elections are still weeks away, but these ballots were part of a campaign simulation to help students learn the [...]

