Bryn Mawr Summer Institute

June 25-July 21, 2006

Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania

The purpose of the Summer Institute is to improve the status of women in the middle and executive levels of higher education administration, areas in which women traditionally have been under-represented.

Application for admission is open to women faculty and university administrators whose background, experience, and present responsibilities indicate a potential for professional advancement in higher education administration. Typically participants carry such titles as department chair, director, assistant to the president, assistant dean, associate dean, dean, or assistant vice president. The Institute looks for someone who has administrative experience in her position (faculty who qualify typically are/have been dept chairs, in charge of specific programs within the department, etc), a terminal degree (or in the process of obtaining) for her position, and a sense of her next step in her professional life.  

Applications will be reviewed by representatives of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women and the MSU Professional Development Committee.  President Davenport will identify and write a letter of support for MSU’s selected applicant. 

A complete application includes:

1. Application form, available on the Forms page of the Human Resources web site: http://mnsu.edu/hr/forms.html

2. Two letters of recommendation, one from current supervisor

3. Self-descriptive letter

4. Resume

5. Organizational chart of MSU indicating your position

6. The above materials need to be in the Women’s Center, CSU 218, by 4 PM on February 1, 2006

The Bryn Mawr Summer Institute project will be funded by President Davenport.

How can I support this initiative?

• Nominate* someone online (see form on the Human Resources web page)

• Nominate* someone in writing  – please submit nominations by December 1, 2005

• Submit your own application

Timeline information

• Nominations* due to CSU 218, Women’s Center                                 December 1, 2005

• BMSI applications due to CSU 218                                                     February 1, 2006

• MSU candidate selected and notified                                                  February 15, 2006

For more information contact Kelly Meier at 389-6076 or kelly.meier@mnsu.edu, or visit www.brynmawr.edu/summerinstitute/

*Nominations are not required.  Individuals may apply independently.  We encourage members of the MSU community to advance the status of women on campus.

This information is available in alternative formats by contacting Kelly Meier at the information listed above.
 Another accommodation option is to contact the Disability Services Office at
(507) 389-2825 (V/TTY) or (800) 336-2562 (TTY answering machine).