WOMEN IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (WISELI)

Molly Carnes (Director) Jo Handelsman (Director) Jennifer Sheridan (Research Director) 2348 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1691 Tel: 608/263-1445 Fax: 608/265-5290 E-mail: wiseli@engr.wisc.edu wiseli.engr.wisc.edu

The Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) is a centralized, visible administrative structure with a mission to address a number of impediments to women's academic advancement. The structure of WISELI allows the institute to bring the issues of women scientists and engineers from obscurity to visibility by implementing new initiatives and studying the impact of new and existing programs on women, men and the institution. By advocating for women scientists and engineers, it also will provide an effective and legitimate means of networking women across departments, decreasing their isolation.