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PATHWAYS TO POLITICS
Women Making a Difference!

From the Garden State to D.C., forty-one girls explored the powerful roles of women in politics, leadership, and community activism—past and present.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: JULY 18-24 (Week 2)
NOTE: This was the schedule that was provided to the girls on the first day of "Pathways to Politics." Some times and activities may have changed during the course of the destination.

Click on a date below to jump to the activities that were found on that day, or scroll down to view the complete schedule for July 18-24.

Unless otherwise specified, on-campus sessions are at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

Sunday, July 18, 2004: DIVERSITY DAY

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Neilson Dining Hall
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Morning Free

Noon - 1:00 p.m. 
Neilson Dining Hall
Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Workshop: Diversity and Leadership

Speaker: Betty Powell
Founder, Betty Powell Associates

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner

6:45 p.m. - 8: 30 p.m.
Evening Free for Laundry, Outdoor Activities

Monday, July 19, 2004: STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT DAY

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Neilson Dining Hall
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Noon
Eagleton Institute
Participant Presentations: Learning About Local Leaders

Noon - 1:00 p.m. 
Neilson Dining Hall
Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: State and Local Politics

Moderator: 
Debbie Walsh
Director, Center for American Women and Politics
Panelists:
Angela Garretson
Hillside Board of Education
Susan Bass Levin Kim Rickets (Substitute for Levin)
Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Carol Murphy
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Blanquita Valenti
New Brunswick City Council

3:45 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Tour of Douglass College/Meet with Assistant Dean Kim Owens

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner

6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Mural Project

Tuesday, July 20, 2004: WASHINGTON, D.C. TRAVEL AND TOUR DAY

7:45 a.m.
New Gibbons
Load Bus (Breakfast on Bus)

8:00 a.m.
Travel to Washington, D.C.

Noon - 1:00 p.m. 
Hall of the States, Room 333
Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Hall of the States, Room 333
Workshop: Making Your Voice Heard in Washington

Speaker: Joy Williams
Assistant Director, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

3:30 p.m.
Hart Senate Office Building
Meet with U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)

4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Union Station
Explore Shops, Dinner at Food Court

6:30 p.m. 
Assemble in Front of Union Station for Tourmobile

6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tourmobile: Tour of Monuments

10:00 p.m.
Metro to Hotel

Wednesday, July 21, 2004: CAPITOL HILL DAY

7:00 a.m.
Meet in hotel lobby to walk to breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
816 Connecticut Ave. NW, Third Floor
Breakfast at Girl Scout Offices: Girl Scouts as Advocates

Speakers:  
Laurie Westley
National Director, Government Relations & Advocacy, GSUSA
Susan Goldberg
Director of Advocacy, GSUSA

9:15 a.m.
Metro to Capitol Hill

10:00 a.m.
2440 Rayburn House Office Building
Meet with U.S. Representative Joanne Emerson (MO)

Noon - 1:45 p.m.
U.S. Capitol Room HC 9
Lunch and Panel Discussion: What Happens on the Hill?

Moderator: 
Francine Newsome Pfeiffer
Rutgers Office of Federal Relations
Panelists:
Nancy Fox
Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen
Lisalyn Jacobs
Vice President of Government Relations, Legal Momentum
Lisa Maatz
Director, Public Policy and Government Relations, American Association of University Women

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
U.S. Capitol Room HC 9
Meet with U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher (CA)

5:00 p.m.
Metro to Old Post Office Building

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner at Old Post Office Building; explore building and shops

7:30 p.m.
Metro to hotel. Pack for early a.m. departure.

Thursday, July 22, 2004: EXPLORE WASHINGTON, D.C. DAY

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast available in Kathy Kleeman's hotel room

8:30 a.m.
All luggage delivered to Amy Bain/Danielle Heggs

8:45 a.m.
Meet in hotel lobby to walk to Smithsonian

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian: "Parlor to Politics" and other exhibits

11:30 - Noon
Lunch

12:50 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Visit White House

Observe Presidential helicopter departure from South Lawn.
Meet with Cindi Williams, Special Assistant, White House Office of Public Liaison and other White House staff

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
National Museum of American History
Return to Smithsonian and tour in small groups

5:00 p.m.
Travel to New Brunswick (Dinner at Delaware Turnpike rest stop)

Friday, July 23, 2004: REFLECTION DAY

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Neilson Dining Hall
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Panel: Students in Politics

Moderator: 
Sasha Patterson
NEW Leadership Program Coordinator, Center for American Women and Politics
Panelists:
Kelly Brennan
Douglass College, Student Lobbyist
Sakina Jaffari
Douglass College Women's Political Caucus and "Sisters of Promise"
Sarah Jones
Office of Congressman Donald Payne (invited)
Sarah Nir
Columbia University, Campaign Activist
Latesha Sims
Advocate for Children

Noon - 1:00 p.m. 
Neilson Dining Hall
Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Small group discussions: What will you take home from this program?

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Entire group meets to report on conclusion from small group discussions

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Begin "Pathways to Politics" scrapbooks to take home

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Eagleton Institute
Dinner

6:30 p.m.
President of Pathways: Campaign Speeches and Voting

Closing Ceremonies, Swaps

Saturday, July 24, 2004: GOODBYE DAY

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Neilson Dining Hall
Breakfast

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