Partnering with Bay Path University to provide undergraduate or graduate credits to the students of our Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI) has only highlighted Bay Path as a true industry leader in fostering innovative approaches to learning. As a flagship higher education institute, they have supplied the rigorous academic and administrative supports to provide a flexible, 21st-century education for leadership development at all stages of life and career. By offering this credit benefit to a diverse community, our leaders are better equipped to step into public service and make a lasting difference in the world.

Prosperity Together is a nonpartisan coalition of public women’s foundations dedicated to improving the economic security of low-income women and their families in America. Prosperity Together seeks to provide ongoing leadership that creates a sea of change in America’s response to poverty—from complacency to equal opportunity. We seek to inspire greater state and national investments from government, business, philanthropy and institutions in promising best practices, programs and policies to create economic security for low-income women.

The UMass Center at Springfield proudly hosts our LIPPI sessions in their state of the art learning environment. Located in the heart of downtown Springfield in Tower Square, the UMass Center at Springfield is a first-in-the-state partnership between the University of Massachusetts and other area institutes of public higher education. Through a combination of traditional in-classroom learning, advanced telecommunications, and other technology investments, the UMass Center provides college-course-specific opportunities not previously available in the area. Programming offered at the Center, which includes evening and weekend classes, enables students to pursue continued adult education, professional certification, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.