Events and Important Dates
Internship Spring, 2011 Application Deadline: November 3, 2010
2011 Hall of Fame Ceremony: March 26, 2011 in New Orleans
Forms
Internship Reference Summary Form for Spring 2011
Welcome
The Louisiana Center for Women & Government at Nicholls State University encourages and promotes the leadership of women by providing resources and non-partisan support through educational workshops, training seminars and outreach programs. The center is committed to promoting women in government and public service, to acknowledging achievements of women and to teaching all citizens about the importance of public service and responsible citizenship.
The Center is actively engaged in statewide leadership programming, including Hall of Fame Ceremony, Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy, Campaign Institute, Congress to Campus, Legislative Women’s Luncheon, Statewide Leadership Institute for Women, “Women’s Perspective” on “Bayou Time” and Regional Celebrity Fundraisers.
LCWG initated a National Women’s Leadership Summit held in New Orleans, Louisiana with honorary chairs Senator Mary Landrieu D, Louisiana and Senator Olympia Snowe R, Maine in September, 2009. In June, 2010 the Center hosted a Summit in Alaska with honorary chairs Senator Lisa Murkowski, R, Alaska and Senator Maria Cantwell, D, Washington. In September, 2010 Arkansas will be the next site for the National Women’s Leadership Summit with honorary chair Senator Blanche L. Lincoln, D, Arkansas and a Senator not named at this time.
The Center is supported by over 500 women in eight leadership councils throughout Louisiana.
Another focus of the Center is its internship program, which is one of its kind in Louisiana and began with the Spring 1992 semester. The program allows students, both male and female in any major, to earn 15 hours of college credit while gaining hands-on experience working in a governmental office. The students work four days a week and spend one day in the classroom. Interns receive stipends and those assigned to offices in Baton Rouge are provided dormitory space. The internship is open to students from colleges and universities around the state.