ADVANCE Adaptation: Removing Barriers to Institutional Success in STEM at Central Michigan University

Information

• NSF Award
• 2305546

Owner

• Central Michigan University

• Award Id

  2305546

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2023 - 9 months ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2026 - 2 years from now

• Award Amount

  $ 990,183.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Central Michigan University's (CMU) ADVANCE Adaptation project aims to improve the workplace culture and climate for STEM faculty at CMU. This project is informed by an institutional self-assessment that identified opportunities to enhance the institution’s ability to recruit highly qualified STEM faculty to CMU and to ensure that they are retained and thrive at CMU. The project includes three initiatives: 1) creating an “advocates and allies” program, 2) ensuring transparent and fair policies and procedures, and 3) developing more welcoming faculty recruitment practices and mentoring opportunities. These initiatives are evidence-based informed by the relevant research literature and/or adapted from other ADVANCE institutions.<br/><br/>The CMU ADVANCE project will result in several tools that may be beneficial to other institutions such as a self-assessment checklist, based on the literature, for departmental by-law reviews and a faculty recruitment and hiring toolkit. The project has support from institutional leadership and is designed to be sustainable. This work is expected to build an institutional culture of equity, transparent policies, and improved recruitment and mentoring practices that will benefit all faculty and students at CMU.<br/><br/>The NSF ADVANCE program is designed to foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers that impede the full participation and advancement of diverse faculty in academic institutions. Organizational barriers that inhibit equity may exist in policies, processes, practices, and the organizational culture and climate. ADVANCE "Adaptation" awards provide support for the adaptation and adoption of evidence-based strategies to academic, non-profit institutions of higher education as well as non-academic, non-profit organizations.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

• Program Officer

  Keri Sather-Wagstaffksatherw@nsf.gov7032922534

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/23/2023 - 9 months ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  8/23/2023 - 9 months ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Central Michigan University

• City

  MOUNT PLEASANT

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  119 BOVEE UNIVERSITY CTR

• Postal Code

  488583854

• Phone Number

  9897746777

• First Name

  Katrina

• Last Name

  Piatek-Jimenez

• Email Address

  k.p.j@cmich.edu

• Start Date

  8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Tracy

• Last Name

  Galarowicz

• Email Address

  galar1tl@cmich.edu

• Start Date

  8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Lisa

• Last Name

  Gandy

• Email Address

  gandy1l@cmich.edu

• Start Date

  8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kimberly

• Last Name

  Prewett

• Email Address

  obrie1ke@cmich.edu

• Start Date

  8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kirsten

• Last Name

  Weber

• Email Address

  weber2km@cmich.edu

• Start Date

  8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  ADVANCE

• Text

  ADVANCE PLAN IHE

• Code

  7650