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