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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> eLeadership Program - HERS Institutes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague<span style="color:#0070C0">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As President and Executive Director of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), an organization dedicated to advancing women leaders and advocating gender equality in higher education, I would like to personally invite you to nominate
 women from your campus to participate in one of the 2013-2014 HERS Institutes: HERS Brwn Mawr, HERS Denver, and HERS Wellesley.  Since its founding in 1972, HERS has served the higher education community, preparing more than 4,300 women faculty and administrators
 for leadership roles and we are proud that HERS alumnae are active on over 1,200 campuses across the US, South Africa, Botswana, Canada, India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Micronesia, and the Caribbean region. 
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<p class="MsoNormal">Higher education needs more leaders with vision and skill to steer the future transformation of academia.  With this critical call to action, I invite you to
<a href="http://hersnet.org/nomination.asp">nominate</a> and sponsor women from you campus to participate in one of the distinguished HERS Institutes:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.hersnet.org/HERSHigherEducationResourceServices.htmsisihtm.asp?menu=HERS%20Institutes">HERS BRYN Maw Summer Institute:<span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">June 22 – July 6, 2013</span></a>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Two-week residency and concentrated immersion format, $6900 (tuition, meals, campus housing)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Application Deadline: <b>March 1, 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.hersnet.org/HERSHigherEducationResourceServices.midenvergeneralinformationhtm.asp?menu=HERS%20Institutes">HERS Denver Summer Institute:<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> July 21 – August 4,
 2013</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Two-week residency and concentrated immersion format, $6900 (tuition, meals, campus housing)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Application Deadline: <b>April 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.hersnet.org/HERSWellesley.asp?menu=HERS%20Institutes">HERS Wellesley Institute:<span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">October 10-12, 2013; November 7-9, 2013; February 6-8, 2014; March 13-15, 2014</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Cumulative multiple session format, $5700 (meals and tuition)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Application Deadline: <b>May 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the application deadlines are quickly approaching, nominate your candidate(s) ASAP.  More information about the curriculum, faculty, fees, accommodations, and application process can be found on our website
<a href="http://www.hersnet.org">www.hersnet.org</a> or by contacting Shannon Martin-Roebuck at 303-871-3975 or
<a href="mailto:Shannon.Martin-Roebuck@du.edu">Shannon.Martin-Roebuck@du.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Judith S. White<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President & Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) The Chambers Center University of Denver<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1901 East Asbury Avenue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denver CO  80208<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(303) 871-6866<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Judith.White@du.edu">Judith.White@du.edu</a>
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