Middle and High School Girls’ Programs to Benefit

The Leadership Institute at Columbia College has been awarded a $20,000 grant from The Nord Family Foundation in support of the 2010 Summer Leadership Institute empowerment program for middle and high school girls.

The Nord Family Foundation is a private family foundation located in Amherst Ohio, about thirty miles west of Cleveland. The Nord Family Foundation, in the tradition of its founders, Walter and Virginia Nord, endeavors to build community through support of projects that bring opportunity to the disadvantaged, strengthen the bond of families, and improve the quality of people’s lives.
The Leadership Institute at Columbia College, established in 1990, prepares women to assume leadership within their professions and communities, to lead innovation and change throughout their lives, and to be effective in a global society.

The Leadership Institute also provides an outstanding series of outreach programs, seminars and networking events for women throughout South Carolina. Programs range from summer residential programs for high school girls to professional development workshops and a major speakers series featuring women of national renown.

Through a highly-respected academic program and innovative leadership initiatives, The Leadership Institute is creating an outstanding legacy of leadership enhancement for women of all ages.