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Dear Ithaca College Community,

We share this message with you today to provide some important and exciting updates regarding the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network. We are thrilled to announce that the BOLD program at Ithaca College has officially received notice from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation that its grant funding will be renewed for the upcoming cycle and authorization has been approved by Ithaca College’s senior leadership to open an application process to select a new junior cohort of BOLD Scholars to begin during the Fall 2024 semester.

Since its inception as a BOLD member institution and the recruitment of its first cohort in 2017, IC’s BOLD Women’s Leadership Network has provided significant financial support and a robust series of professional development and leadership development opportunities to six cohorts of IC students. In consultation with the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, Ithaca College made the difficult decision not to select a new cohort during the Spring 2023 semester in order to ensure the alignment of our program goals with those of the collective goals for BOLD partner institutions. Currently, the BOLD program is operating a single cohort of scholars who are set to graduate during the Spring 2024 semester. With the continued support from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation secured, we are excited to be able to move forward with launching a junior cohort search process and affirm our commitment to supporting and developing future generations of exceptional student leaders here at IC.

Application Information
The period to submit application materials to be considered for selection to the Fall 2024 junior cohort of BOLD Scholars will open on Friday, March 1, 2024, and will extend until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024. Please note that this cohort is only open to students who have earned sufficient academic credits to be considered a member of the junior class at the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester. For additional information about eligibility requirements, selection criteria, a full timeline of the application and selection process, and links to apply, please visit the Recruitment and Selection page on the BOLD website. 

We also invite you to check out this page to learn more about the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network at Ithaca College.

We sincerely appreciated your patience as we worked thoughtfully and carefully in alignment with the larger network of BOLD member institutions and the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation over the past several months. We ask that you help spread the word and encourage interested eligible students to apply.

We look forward to a bright future for the BOLD Scholars program at IC!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Solt Prunty
Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life

Mish Lenhart
Director, Office of Student Engagement
Program Director for the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network