Santa Clara University: 2007 Women Leaders for the World Enrollment Period is Now Open

Business Wire, Feb 22, 2007

Global Women Leaders Encouraged to Apply

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The enrollment period for the Global Women's Leadership Network 2007 Women Leaders for the World program is open now through March 1. Women Leaders for the World is a residential leadership development program that sparks innovation, fosters global citizenship, expands the capacity and network of women leaders, and prides itself on convening "the world in a classroom." Over the last two years, women leaders from 14 countries have graduated from this summer leadership intensive planned for July 22 through the 29 at Santa Clara University. The 33 graduates have represented multinational corporations, social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, academia, and government.

Lydia Bakaki, a Ugandan graduate of the 2005 program, says, "This is a powerful program that changes you and puts you in a position to be able to live your life fully." After returning from the program, Solome Kimbugwe, a 2006 graduate and Lydia's project partner, said of Lydia, "She was really on fire! Her vision was clearly defined. She enrolled many other people. She had the project be owned by us."

The Women Leaders for the World Program features:

Classroom lecture and discussions with leading experts on leadership and related capabilities; mentoring/coaching in leadership and project development; ongoing support towards completion of participant projects following the program; and building of a global women's network among participants and other members of our global network.

The program is targeted to women working on the forefront of closing the global gender gap in five critical areas: economic participation, economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and well-being. It is unique in its promise to equip participants with the support and development they need to implement a project that they bring to the program, fully develop during the program, and put into action after the program. To ensure success in their projects, participants are coached for three months after the formal classroom training in applying their newfound leadership capability. Participants earn the Global Women's Leadership certificate and become part of a global network of committed and compassionate innovators.

The Global Women's Leadership Network is sponsored by the Leavey School of Business and the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University.

Additional sponsors include Adaptec, EMC, Logitech, Adobe Systems, Cisco, PARC, and many generous individuals. GWLN counts among its partnering organizations Anita Borg Institute, Women's Intercultural Network, and the International Museum of Women.

About the Global Women's Leadership Network

The Global Women's Leadership Network cultivates powerful international leaders and establishes worldwide connections that support their success. In turn, those women are partnering with the GWLN in building an international network of women leaders who dare to transform the future of their organizations, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.gwln.org.

About The Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. In April 2004, U.S. News & World Report ranked its MBA program among the nation's top business schools, and its part-time program was listed in the Top 10. More than 80 percent of its 1,100 MBA students are working professionals in Silicon Valley. More information is available at www.scu.edu/business.> About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,377 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see www.scu.edu.