ADVANCE Institutional Transformation at
Kansas State University
ADVANCE PI meeting Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2004
Dr. Beth Montelone
Dr. Ruth Dyer
Ms. Rebecca Wood
Dr. Irma O’Dell
Project Structure
• Four SEM colleges – Ag, A&S, Engg, Vet Med
• Six partner departments– Animal Sci, Bio&Ag Engg, Biology, Chem Engg, Diag
Med Pathobiol, Geology
• Executive Committee– Principal Investigators and Senior Personnel
• Steering Committee– Lead PIs, College representatives,WESP Director
Project Structure
• Advisory Group– VP for Research, other SEM dept heads
• Consultants– Valian, Burack, Gordon
• Evaluation team
K-State ADVANCE Goals
• Institute changes in departmental policies, procedures, and practices to foster a gender-equitable climate within partner departments
• Expand and enhance departmental recruitment practices to attract more women applicants and ensure that candidates are not subject to subtle bias in the search and hiring process
• Implement effective programs that foster the careers of faculty and encourage their retention through tenure and promotion
Department-Level Initiatives
• Policy review and revision– Tenure and promotion
– Faculty leave
– Recruitment
• Website review and revision• Career Milestones for Academic Personal Success
(Career MAPS)– Individualized, long-term plan to accomplish faculty
member’s goals
College-Level Initiatives
• Administrative Shadowing Program: A&S
• Parallel Paths: Vet Med– Group mentoring program for faculty
• Professional Development Awards: Ag
• REAP and REV: Engg– Recruiting to Expand Applicant Pools (REAP)– Research Enhancement Visits (REV)
Project-Level Initiatives
• Equity Action Workshops– Gender schema and subtle biases
– Explicit and implicit messages in recruiting literature and departmental websites
– Gender-equitable recruiting strategies
– Strategic plans for faculty leave
• ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series– Tenure-track women SEM faculty host speakers in
discipline; establish professional network
Project-Level Initiatives
• Mentoring Program for Tenured Women– Funding/mentoring for career development
• ADVANCE Project Website• Women’s Resource Website
– Community/school/health care information
• Academic Career Exploration (ACE)– Introduce academic careers to women SEM
undergraduates
Institutionalization
• Propagate the successes achieved in partner departments to all SEM departments
• Implement Career MAPS campus-wide
• Identify funding sources to sustain mentoring and career development programs
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