SPRING 2009 CLASS GRADUATES
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWEST IOPL FELLOWS!
INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP GRADUATES FORTIETH CLASS OF FELLOWS

The Spring 2009 Class of Fellows of the Institute of Political Leadership (IOPL) graduated Saturday, June 6, 2009 on the campus of Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC. It is the fortieth class to graduate from the IOPL Fellows Program.

Call For Fall 2009 Class Applications

As our alumni, we need your to concentrate your efforts on finding the very best applicants for the Fall 2009 Class of the Fellows Program.

The IOPL needs your help to identify any of our Fellows who recently ran for office (Primaries and/or General Elections), or who are currently holding office.

WHY is this SO important! Our funders and our potential funders ask for this information as a demonstration of the success of our program. It is important for us to be able to give them current and comprehensive information about our successful record. Put bluntly... our record... that is your record of accomplishment promotes our ability to raise money for IOPL!

IOPL Partners with AOS...

The IOPL is pleased to announce a new partnering relationship with AOS Research. AOS will support the IOPL Fellows Poll conducted with each class using their state-of-the-art polling technology and facilities. AOS is a privately held Market Research and Opinion Polling firm based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Since 1999, AOS Research has been providing clients throughout the United States with a full range of market research and opinion polling data collection services.

AOS Spring 2009 Class IOPL Poll

As all of you know, there is a long tradition of each IOPL Class conducting a poll of New Hanover County voters, and this class just completed the 43rd IOPL poll. Together with our partner AOS Research, Inc., we interviewed 300 registered voters on the evenings of April 23rd and 24th. If you’d like to see how voters in that bellwether county rate the performance of local, state and national leaders, as well as what they think about some of the pressing issues of the day, take a look at the Report posted online by The Grove Project. You can find it at http://www.groveproject.org/...

A special thanks to AOS Research, Inc. and its President, Peter Higgins, for partnering with IOPL on this important project!

Fall 2009 Fellows Program...

Applications are now being accepted for future IOPL classes, including Fall 2009. Dates have not yet been set for the Fall classes, but will be released as soon as possible as applications are processed and the interviews are conducted .  We will make every effort to coordinate the calendar with individuals as we build the Class.  Classes will begin in August 2009 and conclude in early December 2009 – see our IOPL Calendar for projected dates.

Previous applicants do not need to re-apply, but please send an email to confirm  your continuing interest in being considered. New applicants should complete the Fellows Program Application found on this site.

Political Publications...

The Future of the IOPL...

Listen to the Carolina News14 interview with Dr. Craven Williams on The Future of the IOPL and its relationship with Greensboro College. Choose the format your computer will play:

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Papers, reports and presentations...

Check out our white papers, reports and video presentations about the Institute's goals and development activities and other views on political processes and how they apply to North Carolina.

Attention Alumni...

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