Welcome to the home page of the Western New York Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education. We are dedicated to helping women succeed through networking, mentoring, and professional development.

This group was organized in 1983 as the WNY ACE/NIP Regional Planning Committee. It is part of the New York State Network formed under the auspices of the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) of the American Council on Education (ACE) in 1977. That was the year they launched a National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration. This name was changed in 1995 to promote a personalized system for the identification, recommendation, and advancement of women administrators.

Our WNY committee has been actively planning inclusive professional development programs for women administrators for more than 20 years. Bookmark this site, attend our events, and become involved!