<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><br><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Greetings,<br>The 7th annual Leadership and Mentoring Institute (LMI) co-sponsored by the American Association of <span class="yshortcuts">Blacks in Higher Education</span> (AABHE) and <span class="yshortcuts">Miles</span><span class="yshortcuts"> College</span> (Birmingham, AL) will be held <span class="yshortcuts">July 19-26, 2009</span>.  <span class="yshortcuts">The Institute</span> prepares <span class="yshortcuts">African American</span> administrators and faculty for the next step of academic leadership.  Application materials should be postmarked by <span class="yshortcuts">April 10, 2009</span>.  To learn more about the LMI, contact: </font><a href="http://www.aabhe.org/" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.aabhe.org</font></span></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">, <span class="yshortcuts">815.753.0329</span> or </font><a href="mailto:lmi@blacksinhighered.org" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">lmi@blacksinhighered.org</font></span></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">. <br>
<br>Thanks, </font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2">Nikki Ruffin, MA, LCPC, NCC</font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2">Doctoral Student Counselor Education and Supervision </font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2">Graduate Assistant for Dr. Barbara Johnson, Chair, Department of Counseling and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236273314_1" style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Higher Education and</span></font></div>

<div align="left"><font size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Director of Leadership and Mentoring Institute VII</span> </font></div><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236273314_2" style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">
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<div align="left"><font size="2">DeKalb, IL 60115</font></div></span>
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<div align="left"><a href="mailto:nruffin@niu.edu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font size="2"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236273314_5">nruffin@niu.edu</span></font></a><font size="2"> email</font></div></div>