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NSF ADVANCE Project 2009-2012. Developing Diverse Departments at NC State. OVERVIEW. National ADVANCE SNAPSHOT NCSU Faculty Diversity NCSU ADVANCE Program NCSU ADVANCE Scholars Leadership Development Workshops Climate Workshops for Department Heads - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Developing Diverse Departments at NC State
NSF ADVANCE Project 2009-2012
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OVERVIEW
• National ADVANCE SNAPSHOT
• NCSU Faculty Diversity
• NCSU ADVANCE Program
– NCSU ADVANCE Scholars
– Leadership Development Workshops
– Climate Workshops for Department Heads
• NCSU Faculty Diversity Progress Assessment
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NATIONAL ADVANCE SNAPSHOT: Background & Structure
The goal of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby developing a more diverse science and engineering workforce.
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NATIONAL ADVANCE SNAPSHOT: Background & Structure
• ADVANCE has supported more than 100 projects from institutions of higher education and not-for-profit organizations during the past 10 years
– 41 states + DC and Puerto Rico
– Invested over $135M
• ADVANCE Portal
– ADVANCE activities and initiatives nation-wide
• http://www.portal.advance.vt.edu/
– Grantees Map
• http://www.portal.advance.vt.edu/index.php/awards/map
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NCSU FACULTY and STUDENT DIVERSITY
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Fall 2010 NCSU Student Population
8% African-American5% Asian3% Hispanic/Latino2% International.5% Native American76% White
44% female, 55% male
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Field of Study Male Female % Female
Life Sciences 5,180 6,212 54.5Biological/biomedical 3,833 4,187 52.2
Chemistry 1,498 894 37.3Mathematics 1,068 483 31.1Physics 1,326 300 18.4Engineering 6,006 1,623 21.3Education 2,160 4,370 66.9*Source 2009 NSF/NIH/USED/USDA Survey of Earned Doctorates
2009 Doctorate Recipients by Gender and Field of Study
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Field of Study Total Doctorates
Native American
Black Latino
Life Sciences 7,783 31 (.4%) 420 (5%) 389 (5%)Biological/biomedical 5,513 19 (.3%) 243 (4%) 304 (6%)
Chemistry 1,390 4 (.3%) 62 (4%) 77 (6%)Mathematics 772 3 (.4%) 25 (3%) 36 (5%)Physics 788 0 12 (2%) 24 (3%)Engineering 3,148 12 (.4%) 134 (4%) 158 (5%)Education 5,566 46 (.8%) 809 (15%) 385 (7%)
*Source 2009 NSF/NIH/USED/USDA Survey of Earned Doctorates
2009 Doctorate Recipients by Race/Ethnicity and Field of Study
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Men and Women Faculty 1991-2008
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Faculty Ethnicity 1991-2008
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NCSU ADVANCE PROGRAM
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Principal Investigators• Marcia Gumpertz, Asst Vice Provost Faculty/Staff Diversity• Margaret Daub, Dept Head of Plant Biology• Laura Severin, Professor of English• Daniel Solomon, Dean of PAMS• Mary Wyer, Associate Professor of Psychology
Additional Workshop Leaders and Evaluators• Betsy Brown: Co-leader of both workshop series• Rebecca Brent: Project evaluation and heads workshops• Ming Trammel: Project Coordinator
NCSU ADVANCE: Senior Personnel
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NCSU ADVANCE: Program Goals
• Increase:
– Female share of senior faculty
– Visibility of women faculty
– Number of faculty of color at all ranks
– Number of women in line leadership
• Cultivate leaders (♀+♂) as change agents
• Improve attitudes about diversity hires
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Advance ScholarsSL Core Seminars EL Core Seminars
Leadership Workshops Leadership Workshops
Annual Retreat:Core, Leadership, and Guests
Annual Retreat:Core, Leadership, and Guests
Project Team:Principal Investigator, Co-PIs, and Senior Personnel
Project CoordinatorSL Advisory Board EL Advisory Board
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NCSU ADVANCE SCHOLARS
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ADVANCE SCHOLARS: Agents of Change
• Senior Leaders & Emerging Leaders
– Chosen carefully as agents of change
– Study leadership & social bias
– Seed discussions in workshops/retreats
– Promote discussions with faculty colleagues
– Serve as resource for college/dept faculty diversity efforts
– Develop initiatives sparked by discussions
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ADVANCE SCHOLARS:Example of Departmental Outcomes
• Engineering: Lunch and learn on leadership
• Textiles: Junior faculty community building
• Education: Collection of success stories
• Natural Resources: Research on women’s leadership choices
• Life Sciences: Best diversity and retention practices
• CHASS: Developing communication strategies
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Workshop Series
• Goals: – Motivate women and faculty of color to consider line leadership roles
– Provide some tools
– Build community
• Structure: 7 sessions– 3 panels: university leaders; deans; department heads
– 4 reading/discussion sessions
• Participants– Call for applicants sent out to department heads
• Must be tenured Associate Professors
– Applicants submit a letter of interest and a CV
– Participants chosen by the Senior Personnel Team
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LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP: Outcomes
• Interest persisted at workshop’s end
• Some participants advanced to administration
• Participants developed strong allegiance to the project
• Participation continued
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CLIMATE WORKSHOPS FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS
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CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: Department Heads
• Goal: – Cultivate a supportive and inclusive department climate for diverse
faculty
– Identify tangible actions to address issues
– Development of strategies to create or extend an inclusive departmental climate
– Build community among department heads
• Why focus on department climate?
– Satisfaction and desire to stay at NC State strongly related to department satisfaction
– Negative aspects of dept. climate affect faculty outside the mainstream more strongly than others
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CLIMATE WORKSHOP SERIES: Projects
EXAMPLE INITIATIVES
• Committees for on-going discussion and recommendations for department vision and future directions
• Space/funds for break room to facilitate informal interactions
• Appointed group to plan family-friendly social events
• Facebook page and departmental newsletter for better communication
• Appointment of staff to some departmental committees
• Regular discussions about diversity and climate issues
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NCSU FACULTY DIVERSITY: PROGRESS ASSEMENT
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ARE WE ON TRACK?Female Faculty
2006 2009 2010 2011 projected
2011 possible
TT Asst Professors 38% 39% 40%
Tenured faculty 19% 21% 21% 22% 26%
Tenured Full professors 14% 16% 15%
Department Heads 18% 25% (15) 22% (14)
Associate Deans 24% 30% (8) 30% (8)
Deans 25% 0 8% (1)
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ARE WE ON TRACK?:African American, Native American, Hispanic Faculty
2006 2009 2010 2011 projected
2011 possible
TT Asst Professors 8% (25) 9% (28) 8% (22)
Tenured faculty 6% (61) 6% (67) 6% (67) 7% 12%
T Full Professors 4% (23) 3% (22) 4% (24)
Department Heads 3% (2) 5% (3) *5% (3)
Associate Deans 7% (2) 11% (3) 11% (3)
Deans 17% (2) 17% (2) 8% (1)
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Women in Leadership Positions in Fall 2009 (at NCSU Fall Census Date, unless otherwise noted)
All Faculty Number of Women Faculty
Number of Women in STEM
Number of Women in SBS
Tenured Full Professors
767 126 40 12
STEM Dept Heads 27 2 2 na
SBS Dept Heads 4 1 na 1Deans 12 0 0 0Associate Deans 27 8 1 CALS, 1
COE, 1 PAMS2 CHASS, 1 COM
Chancellor, Provost,Vice Chancellors, Vice Provosts
17 6 na na
Endowed/Named Chairs
121 12 6 1
University Promotion and Tenure Cmte
12 3 2 0
PAMS Promotion and Tenure Cmte
5 0 0 na
CALS Promotion and Tenure Cmte
8 2 2 na
NCSU Board of Trustees
13 3 na na
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All Faculty Number of Faculty of Color
Number of Faculty of Color in STEM
Number of Faculty of Color in SBS
Tenured Full Professors
767 78 47 3
STEM Dept Heads 27 1 1 na
SBS Dept Heads 4 0 na 0Deans 12 2 1 COE 0Associate Deans 27 3 1 COE 0Chancellor, Provost,Vice Chancellors, Vice Provosts
17 2 na na
Endowed/Named Chairs
121 8 4 0
University Promotion and Tenure Cmte
12 2 3 0
PAMS Promotion and Tenure Cmte
5 1 1 na
CALS Promotion and Tenure Cmte
8 1 1 na
NCSU Board of Trustees
3 0 Na na
Faculty of Color in Leadership Positions in Fall 2009 (at NCSU Fall Census Date, unless otherwise noted)
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How Can I Get Involved in the ADVANCE Project?
• Sign up for one of the ADVANCE Programs or join one of the ADVANCE projects
• Attend the ADVANCE annual retreat• Give a presentation on ADVANCE for your
department• Consult with ADVANCE personnel about starting
your own recruitment or retention project