The NSF ADVANCE
Institutional Transformation (IT) Program has funded over twelve large research
institutions to address the lack of women on their science faculty. These
institutions have developed and tested strategies to foster diversity and build
strong science departments.
The Geosciences have their own difficulties in building diverse departments
and, in fact, the only discipline-specific IT grant was awarded to the
Columbia/LDEO geoscience department.
We have been funded through ADVANCE to develop a program to that will
contribute to a network of geoscience women faculty in the Northeast. As
part of this grant we are holding two chair workshops, to address diversity
issues and creative ways to build a strong department.
The first workshop will be offered on August 4 and 5, 2008 in Middletown, CT.
There are three main topics:
The
workshop is open to current and soon–to-be chairs. Only current
chairs and female faculty are being sent this message, so please forward it to
a future chair. You are both welcome to participate.
If you plan to attend please notify Ginny Harris (vharris@wesleyan.edu <mailto:vharris@wesleyan.edu>
, 860 685-2244) by July 1 and send the application to Suzanne O?Connell
make your room reservation at the Middletown Inn by July 15. (The
workshop is limited to 20 participants on a first come basis.)
If you have questions about the workshop please contact Suzanne O?Connell (soconnell@wesleyan.edu, 860 685 2262) or Mary
Anne Holmes (mholmes2@unl.edu, 402 472
5211).
We look forward to your participation in this project and to a successful
workshop.
Application
Agenda
Travel
STRIDE material:
ADVANCE Handbook for Faculty Searches and Hiring
Giving and Getting Career Advice: A Guide for Junior and Senior Faculty
STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Reading List
2007 Breakout Discussions