Special Professional Development Opportunities for Women

Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education

Summer Institute is a residential program held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College.  Sponsored jointly by Bryn Mawr College and Higher Education Resource Services, Mid-America. This 6 week program is conducted in June-July each year. The Summer Institute offers women faculty and administrators intensive training in educational administration. The curriculum prepares participants to work with issues currently facing higher education, with emphasis on the growing diversity of the student body and the work force. The University of Arizona sponsors one woman per year. CALS will sponsor an additional qualified candidate if space is available. Applications are due to the Provost’s Office in early spring (Feb-Mar) each year.

For more information: http://www.brynmawr.edu/summerinstitute/

HERS, Mid-America

Hers, Mid-America located at the University of Denver, sponsors professional development activities designed to improve the status of women in higher education. Founded in 1975, at the University of Pennsylvania, as HERS, Mid-Atlantic, the office has received funding from the Ford Foundation, the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc., The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and the Women’s Educational Equity Act Program.

For more information: http://www.upenn.edu/penntrex/Institute/home.html

Loyola University Chicago, Ann Ida Gannon, BVM, Center for Women and Leadership.

For more information: www.luc.edu/orgs/gannon

NAWE Advancing Women in Higher Education

"NAWE's mission is to address issues in higher education, with particular attention to the interests, scholarship, and advancement of women educators and students. In a supportive, diverse organizational environment for educators from a broad range of specialties, NAWE develops leaders for today and tomorrow." NAWE sponsors professional development programs for women, which are run by women.

For more information: http://www.nawe.org/about.html

Advancing Women in Leadership 

Advancing Women in Leadership (site currently being redesigned-limited resources available)

For more information: www.advancingwomen.com/index.html

These programs are available to all faculty, not just women.

http://www.hr.arizona.edu/development/

The company sponsors Leadership Programs in several areas:

http://disney.go.com/disneyinstitute/professionalprograms/Programs/Leadership_Excellence.html

An invitation to nominate candidates is sent to the Dean in the spring. Application deadline is usually in April for next year’s program. Candidates must attend an opening 6-day workshop and 2-day capstone workshop at end. They can then work with a mentor at the home institution from October through spring. Several of our faculty have completed this program.

Information from last year: http://www.escop.msstate.edu/committee/leadership/class11.pdf

www.escop.msstate.edu/committee/leadership