Dr. Kate McGivney (PI), Dr. Alice Armstrong (Co-PI), Dr. Robin McCann, (Co-PI), Ms. Margaret Light (Project Manager), Shippensburg University

Dr. Heather Kanenberg (Co-PI), Elizabethtown College

Dr. Bili Mattes (Co-PI), Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Recruitment

Retention

Advancement

Recruitment

• STEM-UP PA search book (Adapted from WISELI, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

• Ran a 1 day regional workshop

• Planning workshops on campus

Retention

• Developing a Mentoring Network (adapted from Mizzou ADVANCE program at University of Missouri)

• Executive Committee- comprised of two members from each grant partner• Orientation session• Structured mentor relationship

• Setting goals for relationship• Monthly meetings• Attend core career advancement workshops together

• Currently accepting applications for the first cohort

Advancement

• Objective Analysis of Self and Institution Seminar (OASIS) in affiliation with Rutgers University

• First Cohort 2012-2013- 11 women from 4 institutions• Workshops:• Understand and Cultivate your Style in Working and Leading Others• Negotiate Effectively in Work and Life: Concepts and Skills• Being Heard at the Leadership Table and Beyond• Creating Balance and Integrating Work and Life

• Mentor Group Sessions• Individual Career Coaching • Follow-up breakfast planned for spring

• Currently accepting applications for second cohort

Research Study• Asses climate among Central PA Primarily Undergraduate

Institutions• Shippensburg University• Elizabethtown College• Harrisburg University• Franklin & Marshall• Wilson College

• Preparing to inform campus specific policies and practices

• Programs funded by NSF ADVANCE-PAID grant • Supported by Shippensburg University, Elizabethtown College,

and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Innovation Transfer Network