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Your Guide to the 10th Annual WLP Fall Symposium

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ABOUT WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP & PHILANTHROPY<br />

The Women in Leadership & Philanthropy<br />

(<strong>WLP</strong>) program at USF is an impactful<br />

organization of over 200 women and<br />

14 corporations who are committed <strong>to</strong><br />

advancing women throughout <strong>the</strong> USF<br />

System and our communities through <strong>the</strong><br />

promotion of leadership development,<br />

philanthropy, men<strong>to</strong>rship, engagement and<br />

scholarly excellence.<br />

Celebrating our 10 TH anniversary, <strong>WLP</strong><br />

has raised in excess of $2.5 million<br />

for endowments and operating funds<br />

<strong>to</strong> support scholarship, research, and<br />

leadership development programs. Over<br />

<strong>the</strong> past ten years, <strong>WLP</strong> has awarded<br />

over $500,000 in scholarships and faculty<br />

research awards <strong>to</strong> over 150 students and<br />

12 faculty members, and <strong>WLP</strong> scholars<br />

boast an impressive 97% graduation rate.<br />

<strong>WLP</strong> presents a wide variety of educational<br />

and leadership development programs<br />

annually at all three USF institutions (USF<br />

Tampa, USF St. Petersburg, and USF<br />

Sarasota-Manatee) and in <strong>the</strong> surrounding<br />

communities. <strong>WLP</strong> has also formed<br />

substantive formal men<strong>to</strong>ring partnerships<br />

with USF’s Center for Leadership & Civic<br />

Engagement, Veterans Success Center,<br />

Women’s Athletics, Transitional Advisory<br />

Center and Honors College.<br />

To learn more about how you can make<br />

a difference, visit USF.EDU/<strong>WLP</strong><br />

10 TH ANNUAL <strong>WLP</strong> FALL SYMPOSIUM 3

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