ADVANCE Catalyst: Lead & Accelerate University Change for STEM Faculty at West Chester University (LAUnCh STEM at WCU)

先进催化剂：铅

• 批准号: 2331317
• 负责人: Lisa Marano
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331317&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ADVANCE; Catalyst; Lead; & Accelerate

The West Chester University (WCU) ADVANCE Catalyst project, LAUnCh STEM at WCU, will undertake an institutional self-assessment directed at improving the career success for STEM faculty at WCU. The project will focus on equitable retention, recruitment, career advancement, and wages. LAUnCh STEM at WCU will assess the current disparities for STEM faculty at WCU and identify institutional barriers that contribute to inequities among STEM faculty. The project will identify successful equity strategies from other ADVANCE institutions for possible adaptation at WCU, and it will generate a five-year university equity strategic plan. The institutional self-assessment, external program investigation, and five-year strategic plan will set a foundation to improve equity for STEM faculty at the institution. This work will benefit STEM disciplines as well as non-STEM disciplines due to the interconnected nature of institutional policy. Results of the project will be regularly communicated with the WCU community. LAUnCh STEM at WCU engages an internal steering committee of upper administrators, an external advisory board and Team Specialists with relevant expertise, and an internal evaluator. The project is expected to add to our understanding of STEM faculty equity issues at a unionized, public, comprehensive, new R2 university.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 "Catalyst" awards provide support for institutional equity assessments and the development of five-year faculty equity strategic plans at academic, non-profit institutions of higher education.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.

西切斯特大学 (WCU) ADVANCE Catalyst 项目 LAUnCh STEM at WCU 将进行机构自我评估，旨在提高 WCU STEM 教师的职业成功。该项目将侧重于公平保留、招聘、职业发展和工资。 WCU 的 LAUnCh STEM 将评估 WCU 当前 STEM 教师之间的差异，并找出导致 STEM 教师之间不平等的制度障碍。该项目将确定其他 ADVANCE 机构的成功股权战略，以供 WCU 进行调整，并将制定五年大学股权战略计划。机构自我评估、外部项目调查和五年战略计划将为提高机构内 STEM 教师的公平性奠定基础。由于机构政策的相互关联性，这项工作将有利于 STEM 学科以及非 STEM 学科。该项目的结果将定期与 WCU 社区进行沟通。 WCU 的 LAUnCh STEM 聘请了一个由高层管理人员组成的内部指导委员会、一个外部顾问委员会和具有相关专业知识的团队专家以及一名内部评估员。该项目预计将加深我们对工会化、公立、综合性、新型 R2 大学中 STEM 教师公平问题的理解。 NSF ADVANCE 计划旨在通过重点识别和消除阻碍性别平等的组织障碍来促进性别平等。学术机构中多元化教师的充分参与和进步。阻碍公平的组织障碍可能存在于政策、流程、实践以及组织文化和氛围中。 ADVANCE“催化剂”奖项为学术性、非营利性高等教育机构的机构公平评估和五年教员公平战略计划的制定提供支持。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。