BRIDGES is an intensive professional development program for women in higher education who seek to gain or strengthen their academic leadership capabilities. It is designed to help women identify, understand, and move into leadership roles in the academy.

Broyhill Leadership Institute brings successful local leaders, typically female, to Meredith College to address and interact with participants of each program.

The Center for Creative Leadership is internationally known for its creative leadership programs. They offer Women Executive Programs and scholarship possibilities.

Harvard Institutes for Higher Education offers leadership development for men and women in various walks of life, especially higher education.

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institutes offers intensive residential professional development experiences for women in mid- and senior-level positions in higher education administration.

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Institute for Senior Administrators - NC Community College System offers what the name implies.

Contact Information: North Carolina Community College System, 200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, Phone: 919-733-7051 Ext. 437, Web site: www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/Numbered_Memos/docs/Memos_for_1998/cc98-262.pdf

Leadership North Carolina - offers an opportunity to explore statewide issues; six monthly sessions, varying in length from 1.5 to 2 days, between October and June.

Contact Information: Brooks Raiford-Executive Director, 711 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, Phone: 919-890-6250, Fax: 919-890-6255, E-mail: brooks@leadershipnc.org

National Association of Women in Education (NAWE) Advancing Women in Higher Education - membership with fees; conferences and workshops offers what the name implies.

Contact Information: jdowling@drix.net, Web site: www.drix.net/DWD/nawe.org/index2.html

North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) - offers classroom teachers, renewal and experiential learning in a discipline of their choice. All expenses are paid by NCCAT.

Contact Information: 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9062, Phone: 828-293-5202, Toll-free (NC only): 800-922-0482, Fax: 828-227-7363, E-mail: information@nccat.org, Web site: www.NCCAT.org

North Carolina Equity Working for NC Women - offers opportunity to join this non-profit organization and support its research of economic issues for women and families.

Contact Information: Brenda Summers, 505 Oberlin Road, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27605, Toll-free: 1-800-451-8065, Fax: 919-833-4055

North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership (IOPL) - offers training in practical politics; seminars and hands-on training experiences over ten alternating weekends; application process.

Contact Information: Walt DeVries, 100-B Eastwood Rd, Suite 31, Wilmington, NC 28403-0506, Phone: 910-790-5235, Fax: 910-790-0211, E-mail: IOPL@uncw.edu, Web site: www.uncwil.edu/iopl/

Principals, Superintendents, and Assistant Principals Executive Programs - offers what the name implies at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Contact Information: CB#3335, Carr Mill, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3335, Phone: 919-966-4173

Society Golden Gift Leadership/Management Seminar - offers by application an opportunity for members of The Society to participate in an intensive two-week seminar at the University of Texas.

Contact Information: The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, P.O. Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767 -1589, Toll-free: 1-888-762-4685, Phone: 1-512-478-5748, Fax: 1-512-478-3961, Web site: www.deltakappagamma.org/International/Downloads/Forms/societyforms/2004LdrshipMgtSeminarApp.pdf

Wildacres Leadership Initiative - has a selective application process for "fellows" to participate in a two- year program in community leadership development.

Contact Information: Durham, NC, Phone: 919-286-7186, Fax: 919-286-7216, Web site: www.wildacresleadership.org