U. T. Resources:

• Advanced Placement Site for Students
• The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston - Report of the Task Force on Mentoring
• Chronicle of  Higher Education: (for subscribers)
  Women as Mentors: Myths and Commandments
  The Roadblocks Confronting Minority Administrators
• Distinguished Professional Women's Award and President's Award for Mentoring Women
• The Academy of Management Mentoring Program

National Resources:

• American Council on Education
  Center for Leadership Development - Provides a forum for discussion of leadership and leadership development and sponsors several programs that promote institutional improvement and change.
  Office of Women in Higher Education - Provides information and counsel to many constituencies within the higher education community and promotes women leaders through the National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration.
• American Association of University Women - A national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls; Supports research and serves as an advocate for women.
• University of Washington
  Faculty Development and Diversity - A campus wide effort to increase the diversity of faculty and staff.
• Edith Cowan University - A program at an Australian university designed to link the role of individual staff with the future strategic development of the organization.
• The Foundation Center - Resources about grants from private foundations; seminars and workshops on grantwriting.
• National Association for Female Executives - The largest business-women's association in the United States. NAFE's mission: to empower its 150,000 members through education, networking, and public advocacy.
• NAWE Advancing Women in Higher Education - Nonprofit membership association dedicated to the advancement of women in higher education and related fields.
• Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities and Women (HERO) - This database is a 24-hour, on-line service that provides free access to valuable information from colleges and universities.
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Women's Philanthropy Institute
• Women and Philanthropy at UCLA

State Resources:

• Foundation for Women's Resources - This international, nonprofit, educational organization, founded in 1973, develops nonpartisan projects and programs to improve the status of women.
• Leadership Texas - A leadership development program to provide women leaders with essential information, an awareness of ongoing changes, sharpened skills, and the initiative, where necessary, to rewrite the rules.
• Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas - Promotes economic development for women focusing on three principal areas - education, networking and advocacy.
• Texas Leadership Center - Supported by the Texas Association of School Administrators, this center is a research and development center dedicated to building the capacity and strengthening the leadership of the public schools. The Center offers a variety of programs.
• The Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas - Offers the technical assistance, consultation, and training opportunities for board members, staff and volunteers of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.
• Thompson Conference Center - A catalog of Professional Development Programs offered each semester through the Division of Continuing Education at The University of Texas at Austin.

Workshops, Conferences, and Scholarships:

• The Athena Project - Creating Pathways to Eminence for Gifted Women and Children.
• Leadership Programs for Department Chairs, Division Chairs, and Deans - Contact American Council on Education at (202) 939-9343.
• Higher Education Leadership, An Analysis of the Gender Gap - By Luba Chliwniak
• Leadership Development at Harvard, Summer Programs, phone (617) 495-2655 or e-mail ppe@harvard.edu.
• Executive Women in Texas Government Mini Courses. Contact (512) 371-1263
  Free Training for State Employees!
• Institute for Emerging Women Leaders in Higher Education, Applications starting in September
• Women at the Edge: The Practice of Leadership
• Clemson University's Professional Development for Women, (800)258-1017, fax (800) 889-2116 or e-mail pdregister@clemson.edu
• Management Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, October 15-17, Nov 20-21, Jan 22-23, and Apr. 23-24, Wellesley College - An integrated series of five seminars offering women administrators and faculty professional management training.  $2,500 plus $50 non-refundable application fee (includes tuition, materials, and meals). Contact information: E-mail Susan Knowles or call (781) 283-2529

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