Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

Monday, June 1, is the last day at Iowa State University for Sue Cloud, who has served as a communications specialist for the Catt Center since October 2012. Happy retirement to Sue!

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The Professional Excellence Program, launched in fall 2025, finished a successful first year and is looking forward to continuing on in the 2026-2027 academic year.

🏅 cattcenter.iastate.edu/2026/05/11/professional-excellence-program-enjoys-successful-first-year

Cyclone Civics had a busy first year of events, partnerships, outreach, and staff growth.

👀 cattcenter.iastate.edu/2026/05/11/center-for-cyclone-civics-completes-first-year

Congratulations to the Catt Center interns and Legacy of Heroines scholars who are the latest Iowa State alumuni!

🎉 https://cattcenter.iastate.edu/2026/05/11/catt-center-2026-graduates

The university's summer hours start today!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Center for Cyclone Civics co-director Kelly Shaw, who has been selected for the 2026 LAS International Service Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences! He and other awardees will be celebrated at the LAS Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on September 14.

Congratulations to Catt Center director Karen Kedrowski, who has been selected for the 2026 LAS Award for Institutional Service by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences! She and the other awardees will be celebrated at the LAS Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on September 14.

Check out this guide to the June 2 primary election in Iowa by Alexandra Bylund, politics editor for the Iowa State Daily and a Catt Center intern.
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Iowans’ guide to the June 2 Primary Election On June 2, voters will cast their ballots in the Primary Election. Candidates on the ballot Primary Election results determine which candidates will appear on the General Election ballot in November. Republicans will vote in the primary for the Republican nominee for: Governor United States Senator....

Congratulations to two of our Legacy of Heroines scholars for their poster presentations yesterday during the Spring 2026 Honors Program Poster Presentation at the Memorial Union: Brooke, who presented "The Effect of Fatigue on Lower-Body Landing Mechanics," and Undral, who presented "Developing a Proxy Virus for an Aptamer-Based Biosensor."