The ACE Network--Southern California is part of a national group of networks that carry on the work of the Office of Women in Higher Education.

For more than 25 years, OWHE has provided information and counsel to constituencies within the higher education community regarding policies, issues, education, and research that influence women's equity, diversity and advancement. OWHE, whose mission is to advance women's leadership on campuses across the nation:

IDENTIFIES emerging and successful women leaders.

DEVELOPS their leadership abilities through state and national programming.

ENCOURAGES the use of those abilities.

ADVANCES them through nomination to appropriate positions.

LINKS them to one another and to mentors.

SUPPORTS the tenure of mid- and senior-level women administrators and presidents throughout their career cycles.