Applicants: READ THE FAQ
BELOW!
Some of our previous
WCS Summer Session
Faculty
U. S. Senator Susan Collins,
R-Maine received the WCS Women Who Make a Difference
Award at our graduation ceremony
Sunday, July 16,
2006.
Prof. Samar Rashdan
al-Roomi, Kuwait University's
College for Women, spoke at the WCS annual reunion dinner on July 16th
on the topic of the recent Kuwaiti election; the first since Kuwaiti
women achieved suffrage. Al-Roomi is a columnist for the Arab
Times.
Dr. Regina
Barreca, professor and humorist
CT
Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz
AZ State
Representative Linda Lopez
Liz Chadderdon, VP Strategies,
BatesNeimand
Jo Ann Davidson, Co-Chair, Republican National
Committee
Alice Germond, Secretary, Democratic National
Committee
Blaise Hazelwood, Political Director, National
Republican Senatorial Committee
Bonnie Erbe, creator and
producer, PBS Television's To The Contrary
Heidi Grace
Euliss, Kennedy Communications
Angela Faulkner, President,
Faulkner Strategies
Kirsten Fedewa, President, Fedewa
Consulting
Morgan Felchner, Campaigns & Elections
Magazine
Wendy Hamilton, Continental Communications
Mary A. Johnson, Capitol Communications Company
Susan
Katz, President, dotmedia, inc.
Audrey Konig Geragosian,
Principle, Public Strategies, Inc.
Tanya Meck, founder, MB
Associates, LLC
Minyon Moore, Dewey Scquare Group
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, Women's
Campaign International
Julie Roginsky, Comprehensive Communications Group,
commentator
Kimberly Scott, President, ConklinScott
Heather
Smith, Director, Young Voters Project
Deb Sofield,
President, Deb Sofield Executive Speech Coaching
Jen
Stolp,Campaign Solutions
Shawnta Watson Walcott, Principle,
Ariel & Ethan LLC, WCSY '98
Email us with
questions.
Summer Session
Application
Special
Events (None scheduled at this
time)
We conduct a
number of
Special Event Seminars designed to provide in-depth focus on a
particular topic or skill. These are sometimes at the Yale Law
School, but may be in other locations as well. Special Event
Seminars require simple pre-registration.
Check Calendar
& News for updates.
Special
Event Seminar Registration
Register
online :
Technical
note- the PDF is
not
linked. Copy and paste text into email if
necessary.
(Frequently
Asked
Questions
below)
FAQ
1.) What is the
total cost of the Summer Session?
The
tuition
- $950 - includes all materials and meals. We do have good
financial aid for qualifying students, so don't let the tuition keep
you from applying. We also encourage students to raise money for
their travel expenses from political people they have helped out along
the way as volunteers. No one should hold back applying because of the
cost. Make use of your Old Girl Network!
If accepted students pay their deposits within ten days of the receipt
of their notice, they receive a $100 discount which will not prevent
them from receiving aid if they otherwise qualify for it.
We do hope that students who don't require assistance will
leave that option for others with clear need.
Transportation and
hotel fees are the responsibility of the attendee. We usually
have a
special arrangement with a local hotel to block off a
number of rooms at a reduced rate, (subject to change by the
hotel). When you share with a WCS student,you cut the rate
in half.
One is always free to book a
single room through the hotel. Travel to and from the campus is
the responsibility of the students, either a short walk or by sharing a
taxi.
2.) Who is accepted?
Political or public policy experience
is not
required if
you have strong political references, however, if you have had some
volunteer or professional experience you will find it less stressful in
terms of the schedule. This is a 60 - 70 hour immersion program
over 5 days.
We look for women
who demonstrate serious commitment to running for office, seeking
political jobs, organizing their communities, or running campaigns for
other women.
We've had
volunteers,
state cabinet members, representatives,
executives planning to run for office, political science or law
students, Foreign Service employees, and women from international
women's organizations who will go home and
train other women.
We want our students to have a successful and
positive
experience, so there are occasions when we advise applicants to get a
little more campaign experience, or to try out a local campaign
training effort through League of Women Voters, or their local
political committee.
3.) How many women are accepted to
the
Summer Session each year?
We want the program to remain small
enough for people to get to know one another a bit while they're with
us. We usually accep
t 50 or fewer women, but a dramatic increase
in qualified applicants may expand or multi-track the
class.
4.)
What should I pack?
We spend most of
the
weekdays in business
-casual
attire,
more business than casual for dinners.
NO TANK
TOPS or TUBE TOPS as they are
prohibited at the Graduate
Club
.
New Haven
in July tends to be warm and humid, and occasionally
rainy, so bring forgiving, wrinkle-free fabrics.
Many people find the lecture hall cool,
but we are unable to alter Yale's
programmed environment so bring a variety of sweaters and
jackets in case you need them.
Wear
comfortable shoes that will allow you to navigate everything from
cobblestones to the Law School's highly polished floors.
5.) How is WCS different from other campaign
training programs?
THE PACE
This program is designed to create the scheduling
pressure of the last couple of weeks of a campaign, but with better
food! 12-16 hour days in lectures and activities are the
norm.
Arrive
Wednesday prepared to begin at noon. You'll be here for 5 days,
but there is virtually no time for sight-seeing. It's all
politics - all the time - even at most meals. If you want to
check out the area or go into New York City for shopping, plan to
arrive a day or so early. You will be too tired
after!
WHAT HAPPENS IN NEW
HAVEN
Are you thinking about making your first run for
public
office?
Are you thinking about a step up to the next
level?
Work harder, listen longer, learn more than you
ever thought you could in one week.
Planning*Polling*Fundraising*GOTV*Media*Strategy and
all the rest
The best in the
business from both sides of the aisle will teach you more than you ever
thought you could learn. From almost the moment you roll out of
bed until you find yourself back under the covers, you will be eating,
breathing, and talking about political process and how to get ahead
with it. No spa, no shopping, no sight-seeing - just politics
with some of the smartest women ever gathered in one place from all
over the US and the world.
Political leadership is about knowing when to deal
and
when to hold fast.The Women's Campaign School at Yale University is a
non-partisan, non-issues based political training program for women
candidates and campaign staff, women already holding elective office,
or in political jobs who want to take the next step. WCS Yale is
one of the few places left on earth where women from across the U.S.
and beyond, regardless of political views can gather to become
completely immersed in the political leadership
process.
You could be one
of
them.
It sounds
grueling,
and it is, but we will work you hard, feed you well, and bring you the
best in the business up close and personal.
Recording of the
sessions
is NOT permitted. Our presenters own their intellectual property
and it may not be recorded or disseminated in any form without written
permission of the
presenter.
Made
possible in
part by a grant from
Community Foundation of Greater New
Haven.
Additional
support provided by:
NewAlliance Foundation
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