NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERCDirector’s Report

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About 1,250 jobsAbout 13,000 registered usersOver 1 million hitsAbout 6,000 CVs in database

How did you hear about HERC   Member Institution 23% Other HERC 3% Other academic institution 4%  Internet 46% Other media source 4% Friend/word of mouth 10% Other 10%

 Total 3107

What type of position are you looking for?

Faculty 16% Staff 44%  Either 40%  

Total 2621

What is your highest level of education? Doctorate/Professional Degree 17% Masters Degree 37% Bachelor’s Degree 27% Associate’s Degree 7% High School Degree 12%

Total 2667

National HERC Diversity Data

Increasing the diversity of faculty and staff is of critical importance to HERC members. HERC jobseekers significantly outpace national demographic averages for faculty on both gender and ethnicity.

HERC Gender Distribution Data

The percentage of female HERC-wide registered users is significantly higher than the national averages as well as within the Academy.

Male 51%Female

49%

US 2005 American Com-munity Survey

Male 59%

Female41%

Faculty in US 2005 Chron-icle of Higher Education

Male35%

Female65%

HERC Registered Users (83,000 respondents of

128,000 registered users)

HERC Race & Ethnicity Distribution DataThe percentage of minority HERC-wide registered users is significantly higher than the national averages as well as within the Academy.

11%

12%

4%67%

6%

US 2005 American Community Survey

Black HispanicAsianWhite Other

6% 4%8%

81%

2%

Faculty in US 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education

Black HispanicAsianWhite Other

16%

9%

12%62%

1%

HERC Registered Users(80,000 respondents of 128,000 registered

users)BlackHispanicAsian or Pacific Is-landerWhiteNative American or Alaska Native

New Regional HERC DevelopmentEngaging in new regional HERC development and helping existing HERC regions be successful was named the #1 strategic priority by the National HERC Advisory Board at its September 2010 meeting.

North Central Texas HERCMore HERC Growth on the Horizon  There are 13 additional HERC regions considering HERC development representing an additional 16 states.

NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC Dual/ Career or Diversity Workshop Program

Dual-Career NewsAAUP Names HERC in Groundbreaking Partner Accommodation Report

The American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Committee on Women in the Academic Profession released a report about dual-career hiring in September 2010 that recommends HERC:

HERCs provide a variety of services for listing and sharing open positions that can be invaluable in assisting academic partners. HERC membership costs vary by the size of the institution, making this option, where available, particularly useful for smaller institutions without the resources to establish a partner-accommodation program.

HERC Webinar Series “Veterans…the New Diversity Candidates” How to leverage veterans’ skills and service for

your institution’s return on investment

Thursday, November 11, 2010, 11 am EST / 10 am CST

 Presenter: Aline Caldwell Williams, Director, Veterans Employment Services for Easter Seals

This Webinar has been approved by the HR Certification Institute for recertification credits.

Last Webinar SeriesThe Higher Ed Federal Government Contractor:  A Potpourri of Best

Practices  David J. McAllister, Esq., Partner, Reed Smith LLP

Managing Employee Downsizing:  Ways to Assist Impacted Employees Facing Career Transition While Preserving the Institution’s Reputation and Continuing to be an Employer of Choice

 Paula Goodman, Director of Recruitment, HRCS – Columbia University and W. Jean Tennyson, UHR – Diversity Recruitment Coordinator & HR Consultant, University of Michigan

Immigration Issues in Hiring: Helping Your Institution to Attract the Best Cheryl Lenz-Calvo, an attorney at Kempster, Keller and Lenz-Calvo, Ltd.,

and Tamara Felden, Director of International Affairs at the University of Chicago

 

HERC Webinar Series “Best Practices for Work/Life Balance in Higher Education” Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 2 pm EST / 1 pm CST Presenters:      Carol Hoffman, Associate Provost and Director of

Work/Life, Columbia University Barb Mulay, Work/Life Resource Center Manager, the University

of Michigan

“Developing a Diversity Scorecard” January 27, 2011, 11am EST/ 10 am CST Presenter: Laura Hertzog, Esq. Director, Diversity and EEO Programs, Industrial and Labor

Relations (ILR), Cornell University This Webinar has been approved by the HR Certification Institute

for recertification credits.

HERC Documents Library Webinars The Higher Ed Federal Government Contractor: A Potpourri of Best Practices with David J. McAllister, Esq. Partner, Reed Smith LLP

(11/4/09) Transition Assistance for Staff Affected by Downsizing: Ways to Assist Impacted Staff While Preserving the Institution's Reputation and Co

ntinuing to be an Employer of Choice with Paula Goodman, Director of Recruitment & Career Advisement, Human Resources, Columbia University and W. Jean Tennyson, Human Resources Consultant, University of Michigan (12/3/09)

Immigration Issues in Hiring: Helping Your Institution to Attract the Best with Cheryl Lenz-Calvo ,Esq., Kempster, Keller and Lenz-Calvo, Ltd., and Tamara Felden, Director of International Affairs at the University of Chicago (1/26/10)

Job Seeking Job Seeking Tips

HERC Meeting, April 14, 2010 NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC Director’s Report(power point Improving the Efectiveness of Search Committees with John Rose(video) Diversity - HERC Role of Search Committe in Recruiting a More Diverse Faculty(power point) How Best to Use Executive Search Firms - Panel Discussion with Representatives from Member Campuses(video) HERC Meeting, October 6, 2009 NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC Director's Report(power point) "Don't Panic, Participate - a common sense approach to social networking and social media" with Michael Stoner "Don't Panic, Participate - a common sense approach to social networking and social media" with Michael Stoner (video) "Family Friendly Policies Best Practices - panel discussion with representatives from member campuses" (video) HERC Meeting, June 11, 2009 NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC Director's Report "Tapping Talent Across the Four Generations" with Tim Donahue: Agenda for Excellence - Executive Summary

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