By Cheri Hawkins

Registration is open for the 2013 Women’s Leadership Institute!

The 2013 Institute will run December 3- 6 at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida.

While in past years there have been multiple institute dates, this year, though registration rates remain the same as in the past, all resources are being devoted to one, outstanding standalone institute; therefore, space is limited for this don’t-miss event!

Just a minute! Will you be attending the 2013 Women’s Leadership Institue? Jacque Hamilton, Director Recreational Sports at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will be there.

Past Women’s Leadership Institutes participants can’t say enough about this extraordinary event. Read some of their event survey reflections:

The WLI continues to be a valuable experience. In a male dominated area, it is important for me to connect with female colleagues. I will continue to participate and support WLI, and encourage others to participate.

This was the most positive conference experience I have ever had. I really liked the supportive environment so that people were comfortable meeting new contacts. The topics were helpful and speakers engaging and motivational. My career has been at a standstill with the economy, resulting in no job openings to allow me to advance in my field. I have been frustrated and uninterested in my work because I have not been able to grow, but the conference helped motivate me with ideas to work on my career development until things begin to open up again. Thank you!

This is the best professional development seminar I have attended as a woman in higher education.

I will definitely recommend this program to others. This was a phenomenal opportunity to network, reenergize, refocus, and challenge women in their careers. It was a very inspirational and helped revamp my thinking process both personally and professionally. The opportunity to meet senior level executives and mid-level managers was priceless. The knowledge and insight shared will definitely help shape my career path.

I think the overall program was great; I just hope I have the chance to attend again.

The Women’s Leadership Institute is a unique program intentionally designed for women who aspire to senior leadership positions in higher education. Co-sponsored by 19 higher education member associations, the Women’s Leadership Institute presents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain insights into the college and university culture, and to develop a better understanding of the campus as a workplace. Attendees are sure to create new personal networks and strengthen their networking skills to better tap into and leverage the higher education community. So don’t put off until next year what you and your school will benefit by you doing today—register for the 2013 Women’s Leadership Institute.