Overview Presentation Co-PI Sue Rosser, Dean of Ivan Allen College NSF Site Visit June 8, 2004

GA Tech’s Project in ADVANCE National Context  GT is a public, research I, technological institution -- 60% of students are engineers -- almost 80% are engineers, computer, natural or physical scientists -- largest number of African American and women engineers produced

GA Tech’s Project in ADVANCE National Context  Entire institution is level of focus for transformation --Administrative structure of grant reflects this focus --Substantial involvement of male faculty and administrators, as well as two colleges with non-NSF disciplines --Built on extant WST Program, which will be institutional home after NSF funding

GA Tech’s Project in ADVANCE National Context  Key role of NSF ADVANCE Professors --$1.2 M of $3.7M grant goes to 4 professors ($60K/year over 5 years) --Build networks of communication, mentoring, and support within each college --Initiate cross-college activities --Enhance their research and careers

ADVANCE from my Perspective as a Woman Dean  Termed professorships that create networks of communication, mentoring, and exchange with women faculty --Excellent liaison with college deans for help with recruitment, communication, and retention --Continued workshops, events and programming focused on women

ADVANCE from my Perspective as a Woman Dean  Institutional data, surveys, and interviews that chart equity, experiences and progress --No longer so lonely as a woman administrator; 6 colleges now include 3 associate deans and 2 school chairs in addition to 2 women deans. Several women endowed chairs. --Made space, start-up, and offer processes normalized and transparent.

ADVANCE from my Perspective as a Woman Dean  Formal tenure and promotion training process to insure equity and remove subtle gender, racial, and other biases --Heart of the ADVANCE issue --Serious 2 years of work by senior faculty on race, gender, and bias issues in T&P --ADEPT tool is creative and can be adapted for use by other institutions

ADVANCE from my Perspective as a Woman Dean  Series of family-friendly policies --ADVANCE facilitated these in public USG, in cooperation with UGA --Active service, modified duties is critical, but difficult to communicate to faculty --Daycare center and lactation stations are significant for staff and students --Dual-career issues are better, but remain a challenge

ADVANCE from my Perspective as a Woman Dean  Yearly leadership retreats with women faculty and senior institutional leaders --Provide forum for Institute-wide issues --Make women faculty feel Institute cares --Promote cohesion among faculty, administration, and colleges --Include 2004 national conference