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UMass Women into Leadership is a leadership training and professional development program preparing undergraduates from the state's flagship campus for careers in public service!

10/28/2026

✨ Cassie McGrath ✨ highlights how impactful the UWiL mentorship program was for her! Thank you for being part of our community, Cassie!

09/24/2026

🏛️ Interested in government and public service? Join us for a day with elected officials!

🔸 October 16th @ 10am-3 pm, buses leave Haigis Mall at 8:30am
🔸 Transportation is provided and lunch will be served
🔸 Registration is required: https://bit.ly/46HQSYE
🔸 Questions? Email: [email protected]

This summit is open to all UMass Amherst undergraduates who would like to explore a career in public service. You will meet elected officials and policy makers in Springfield and the surrounding area.

Sessions include:
🔹 The Journey to Public Office
🔹 Legislation that Matters
🔹 Why We Continue to Serve
🔹 Networking and informal conversations

The elected officials currently scheduled to attend include:
🔸 Domenic Sarno, Mayor of Springfield
🔸 Joshua Garcia, Mayor of Holyoke
🔸 Jake Oliveira, State Senator
🔸 Carols González, State Representative
🔸 Patricia Duffy, State Representative
🔸 Sonia Dinnall, Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools
🔸 Gumersindo Gomez, Springfield School Committee
🔸 Ayanna Crawford, Springfield School Committee
🔸 Tracye Whitfield, President of the Springfield City Council
🔸 Zaida Govan, Springfield City Council
🔸 Abigail Arriaga, Chicopee City Council
🔸 Lynn Griesemer, Amherst Town Council
🔸 Juan Anderson-Burogs, Legislative Aid

Please join us!

Sponsored by The School of Public Policy and the UMass Donahue Institute

08/22/2026

✨Apply by October 15✨ to join the next cohort of UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL). As a UWiL fellow, you will explore leadership opportunities in public service and will connect with a vibrant, supportive professional community that will help you launch your career in politics, government and public leadership. Open to all undergraduate majors and class years.

📌Link in bio or apply at umass.edu/public-policy/uwil-apply

08/02/2026

✨Meet our BoD! Raija Vaisanen has served as a Board member for 5 years! Raija has served as a mentor to both our fellows and to our executive director, providing essential feedback on how to best support both students and mentors! Most recently Raija has served on the scholarship committee helping to distribute thousands of dollars in internship support funds to our UWiL fellows. We are so grateful for your service, Raija!

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07/12/2026

Not receiving emails from UWiL? Recently graduated? UMass email expired? Send your updated email address to [email protected] to ensure you receive updates, newsletters, and an invitation to the 13th Annual Women and Public Service Dinner on March 26, 2027!

07/09/2026

✨ UWiL cohort of 2026! ✨ Yaren Asker is a Public Policy and Political Science double major who aspires to work as a public interest lawyer to expand access to justice through community-centered legal advocacy. Her favorite historical figure is Navaethem Pillay a former High Commissioner for Human Rights at the UN and Co-Founder of Equality Now - check her out!

07/09/2026

✨ UWiL cohort of 2026! ✨ Gabrielle Parkinson is a Communications and Political Science double major who aspires to work in political communications, ideally as a press secretary. Her favorite historical figure is Toni Morrison - renown author known for her nuanced depictions of Black women in the modern era.

07/07/2026

✨ UWiL cohort of 2026! ✨ Gabriella Lattof is a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Psychology double major who aspires to work in government or non-profits to address systemic inequality. Her favorite historical figure is Shirley Chishom, the first Black woman to run for president from a major political party.

07/02/2026

✨ UWiL cohort of 2026! ✨ Keira Cook is a Neuroscience and Philosophy (BDIC) and Legal Studies major who aspires to be a prosecutor. Her favorite historical figure is Sylvia Plath - acclaimed author who explored themes of mental illness and womanhood.

07/01/2026

✨ UWiL cohort of 2026! ✨ Bia Nasser is a Biology major pursuing a minor in WGSS and a certificate in reproductive health, rights, and justice. Bia aspires to work in women's health. Her favorite historical figure is Maria Firmina dos Reis - an educator and author who penned the first Brazilian abolitionist novel!

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Amherst, MA
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