ADVANCE Conference

Georgia Tech NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Program

www.advance.gatech.edu

March 10, 2006

Georgia Tech ADVANCE Team PI: Jean-Lou Chameau, Provost and Vice President

for Academic Affairs CoPI: Mary Frank Fox, Director of ADVANCE

Research CoPI: Sue Rosser, Dean of the Ivan Allen College ADVANCE Professors:

Jane Ammons, College of Engineering Mei-Yin Chou, College of Sciences

Mary Frank Fox, Ivan Allen College Mary Jean Harrold, College of Computing

Program Director: Carol Colatrella, LCC and WST Program Coordinator: Angela Shartar Liaisons: Mary Hunt and Monique Tavares

ADVANCE Data and Analysis

Sandi Bramblett, Director of Georgia Tech Institutional Research

Joseph Hoey and Joseph Ludlum, Office of Assessment

External Evaluators: Clemencia Cosentino and Beatrice Clewell

ADVANCE Research Program: Mary Frank Fox

Promotion and Tenure ADVANCE Committee, chaired by David McDowell, report and survey

Thanks!

GT ADVANCE integrated approach establishing ADVANCE professor

networks in colleges addressing bias in evaluation collecting data holding annual conference improving family-friendly practices defining problems, issues, strategies

for advancement through research

Awareness of Decisions in Evaluating Promotion and Tenure (ADEPT) Based on work of Promotion and Tenure

ADVANCE Committee (PTAC) Designed to prepare candidates and members

of evaluation committees Downloadable instrument at

www.adept.gatech.edu Case studies of careers; Annotated, linked bibliography of bias in evaluation; Links to GT Resources

ADEPT instrument contains activities for individuals and groups

Advancement in Ranksnu

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rGT Female Faculty by Rank

Female Faculty holding Endowed Chairs, Professorships or Regents’ Professorships at Georgia Tech

1997-98: 0

2000-01: 4

2005-06: 12

Progress in administrative and leadership

positions.

Dissemination Annual GT Conferences (2002, 2003, 2005,

2006) 2004 National ADVANCE Conference Energeia, 2002-2005 Publications by team members include: 1 book

18 book chapters (including collaborations)8 journal articles (including collaborations)

Team members gave more than 39 presentations at conferences and universities.

ADEPT cases and activities have been reviewed by faculty from other universities and used as models for related projects.

Institutionalization

Family-Friendly Policies and Procedures

R. Kirk Landon Learning Center Active Service Modified Duties Stopping the Tenure Clock Nursing Mom Centers

Institutionalization PTAC Best Practices and ADEPT now used by

school and college faculty review committees Office of Faculty Career Development

Services (Monique Tavares, Director) established Advised by Faculty Development Council, which

includes ADVANCE Professors, faculty representatives, and WST co-directors

University Leadership Program Appointment of ADVANCE Professors (2006)

Let’s remain focused and

vigilant.