Principal Investigator: Jean-Lou Chameau

Co-Principal Investigators: Mary Frank FoxMary Lynn RealffSue V. Rosser

ADVANCE LiaisonMary Hallisey Hunt

Georgia Tech ADVANCE Program for Institutional Transformation

www.advance.gatech.edu

Active Service/Modified Duties

• Addresses circumstances that significantly alter academic faculty member’s daily routine

• Allows Academic Faculty to balance commitment of family and work

• Allows for a more flexible schedule through a temporarily modified workload

Reasons for Utilizing AS/MD Process

• Childbirth

• Adoption of a child

• Illness of spouse, child, parent or other significant member of the household

AS/MD - How to Apply

• Faculty member requests AS/MD at least one semester prior to intended use

• A plan of proposed activities is developed in consultation with School Chair and/or Dean (CoC, Arch, Mgt)

• The request is made in writing to the Provost (email or hard copy) with a copy to the ADVANCE Liaison

What to Include in Your Request

• Name of Faculty member requesting AS/MD

• Name of School and/or College

• Reason for request (e.g. childbirth)

• Modification of Duties (proposed activities)

What to Include in Your Request - continued

• Amount of AS/MD funding requested

• When (semester or academic year) the modified activities will take place

• Approval of Dean must be noted in request letter if it originates from the School Chair

Request Letter Formats • Faculty member generates letter of request

with proposed activities for Chair/Dean’s approval. Once approved, Chair/Dean includes a cover letter (including all other requirements) to Provost with the Faculty letter attached.

• Chair/Dean generates AS/MD request letter with all required information.

Guidelines• Modification of duties should not result in

additional duties during subsequent semesters

• Currently available only to tenured/tenure track faculty

• Maximum funding per AS/MD award is 10K. This includes fringe

• The lead time for requests may be waived in emergency circumstances

Leave Issues and AS/MD• Official leave is not required when utilizing AS/MD

with a 100% appointment

• AS/MD duties plans can result in a less than 100% appointment. In some cases, a less than 100% appointment may require an official leave of absence

• Faculty Support Services must be consulted for all issues related to official leave. Leave issues are handled separately from AS/MD

NSF Encouraged Criteria• Modified duties should contribute to the

promotion and advancement of women • Recipient’s work must represent a discipline

within the NSF directorate (physical, life, or social sciences, computing, engineering)

• Funding available only to academic tenure-track faculty

AS/MD Data

• Process implemented in Spring 2003• Twenty faculty members have been

recipients of AS/MD funding• As of Spring 2005, $183,089 has been

allocated for AS/MD through the ADVANCE Program