UD ADVANCE PAID:Resources for Recruitment and
Retention of Women Faculty in STEM Fields
Heather Doty, PhDProgram Manager, UD ADVANCEAssistant Professor, Engineering
University of Delaware
2013 ADVANCE PI Meeting
UD ADVANCE – Key Faculty
• Dr. Pam Cook, UD ADVANCE Director, Associate Dean of Engineering; Professor, Mathematics
• Dr. Robin Andreasen, Associate Professor, Cognitive Science (head of reading group)
• Dr. Michael Chajes, Professor, Civil Engineering, PI• Dr. Kate Scantlebury, Professor, Chemistry, co-PI• Dr. Charlie Riordan, Vice Provost for Research; Professor,
Chemistry (head of Recruitment group)• Dr. Lori Pollock, Professor, Computer and Information Sciences
(head of Mentoring group)
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UD ADVANCE PAID
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• Grant held jointly by Colleges of Engineering and Arts & Sciences (natural sciences)
• Workshops “for faculty, by faculty” on:
- Faculty Recruitment- Faculty Mentoring
• Workshops adapted from University of Michigan (STRIDE) and Wisconsin (WISELI)• Started in 2008
Both workshops include a unit on cognitive shortcuts (Implicit bias)
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Workshops
• Core group of senior faculty from Engineering and Arts and Sciences formed a reading group to study cognitive shortcuts and women’s underrepresentation in STEM faculty.
• Core faculty group created and present workshops• Workshops are targeted toward
senior faculty (those most likely to chair search committees or serve as formal mentors)
• To date, over half of senior faculty in the participating departments have attended a workshop
Evolution & Outreach
• Mentee workshops for junior faculty• UD Chairs’ Caucus
• Delaware County Community College Recruitment Workshop
• Delaware State University
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Reduced faculty hiring starting in 2011 few searches and limited turnover of formal mentors. We had to adapt to stay relevant and not lose ground:
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Percent Women Faculty (t/tt)
Engineering Natural Sciences
Sustainability: Our Story
• Currently supported by the President’s Diversity Initiative (one-year grant)
• Expanding to the Colleges of Health Sciences and Earth, Ocean, and Environment
• Expanding to cover race and ethnicity • New faculty reading group• Original core group rotated over time, advancing in
their own careers, taking the ADVANCE message with them
• Continue to apply for NSF funding7
Sustainability: Best Practices
• Need support and involvement from deans (at least)• Need strong faculty involvement – reading group
comprised of senior, respected faculty has been essential for us
• Workshops should promote faculty interaction, discussion
• Dedicated staffing allows program to keep going• Resources incentivize faculty participation• Make workshops and materials useful to faculty
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