Internal Advisory Committee Presentation October 28, 2015 NSF ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION (IT) AWARD 2 UH ADVANCE GOALS Increase recruitment and retention of STEM women faculty, especially women of color, at senior, mid- career, and junior faculty levels. Increase advancement of STEM women faculty, especially WoC, into dept, college, and administrative leader positions. Enhance UHs infrastructure to make gender equity and diversity campus-wide. 3 UH ADVANCE 5 COLLEGES & 23 DEPARTMENTS STEM: College of Engineering: Biomedical, Chemical & Biomolecular, Civil & Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Industrial, Mechanical College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics: Biology & Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences College of Technology: Engineering Technology, Information and Logistics Technology, Construction Management SBS: College of Education: Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Comparative Culture Studies, Economics, Health and Human Performance, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology College of Technology: Human Development & Consumer Sciences 4 % OF TENURED WOMEN: UH VS. NATIONAL DATA 5 *National Science Foundation (2010) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients **UH Data, 2012 SLICES OF THE PIE: UH STEM AND SBS FACULTY 6 Representation of Women - including Women of Color - by Rank, Department, and College in STEM (2014) 7 Assistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorFull Professor STEM College & Department All Women %, Fraction # WoCAll Women %, Fraction # WoCAll Women %, Fraction # WoC STEM Totals 27%21/78124%27/11339%14/1570 Natural Sciences & Math. 29%12/41023%14/60210%10/1010 Bio. & Biochem46%6/13046%6/13033%6/180 Chemistry0%0/5017%1/600%0/150 Computer Science0%0/4010%1/1018%1/120 Earth & Atmos.20%1/5018%2/11014%2/140 Mathematics29%2/7014%2/1404%1/230 Physics43%3/7033%2/610%0/190 Engineering27%9/33115%5/3416%3/500 Biomedical Eng.0%0/3017%1/610%0/20 Chemical Eng.43%3/700%0/508%1/120 Civil & Environ. Eng.38%3/810%0/209%1/110 Electrical & Comp. Eng.14%1/7025%3/1200%0/130 Industrial Eng.0%0/0017%1/600%0/10 Mechanical Eng.25%2/800%0/309%1/110 Technology0%0/4042%8/19017%1/60 Construction Mngt.0%0/100%0/200%0/10 Eng. Technology0%0/2045%5/11033%1/30 Info. & Logistics Tech.0%0/1050%3/600%0/20 Representation of Women - including Women of Color - by Rank, Department, and College in SBS (2014) Comp. Cultural Studies0%0/1025%1/4150%2/41 Economics50%3/6025%1/4033%3/90 Health & Human Perf.44%4/9217%1/600%0/20 Political Science25%2/8025%3/12014%1/70 Psychology100%1/1079%11/142*12%2/170 Sociology100%3/3050%3/600%0/20 Educational Psychology 88% 7/8 2 78% 7/9 329% 2/7 2 Human Dev. Cons. Sci.0%0/1083%5/61100%1/10 TOTAL SBS 54%20/37452%32/61721% 11/493 8 TOTAL STEM and SBS35% 40/114534%59/ %24/2053 Assistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorFull Professor SBS: College & Department All Women %, Fraction # WoCAll Women %, Fraction # WoCAll Women %, Fraction # WoC * Includes multi-racial STEM & SBS WOMEN FACULTY (2014) Increase women STEM & SBS faculty representation: 18 % of STEM faculty are women Of these, 6% are women of color (WoC) 43 % of SBS faculty are women Of these 22% are women of color (WoC) Increase and retain women STEM faculty at full professor rank (as a pathway to Leadership) 9 % of all STEM faculty are women full professors Of these, 0% are WoC 21 % of all SBS faculty are women full professors Of these, 27% are WoC 9 WHY UH NEEDS ADVANCE STEM WOMEN FACULTY IN LEADERSHIP No women serve as Dean in a STEM or SBS college 6 (of 15) Associate Deans are women in STEM and SBS colleges; no WoC 4 (of 23) Chairs are women in STEM and SBS; no WoC ADVANCE TEAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 11 ADVANCE STRATEGIC COMMITTEES 12 Professional Development ADVANCE Work-Life Recruitment & Retention Diversity & Inclusion Social Science Research TEXAS ADVANCE REGIONAL NETWORK (ARN) Activities : 2 nd annual Post-Doc Network event, January UTRGV E-Mentoring Network (second session) Peer-Peer Chair Workshops Best Practice Webinars ARN Symposium UH Leadership Kick off 13 Members : UH ADVANCE ACTIVITIES (TO DATE) Fall 2014 Kickoff featuring Ruth Simmons, Former President, Brown University ADVANCE Advocate selection Commissioned Strategic Committees First STEM in Americas Speaker: Dr. Cristina Villalobos, Mathematics, UT Pan AM Spring 2015 Mentoring Program Internal program w/Susan Gardner: 4/6-7/15 External (via ADVANCE Regional Network-ARN) using MentorNet Diversity Workshop (STEM Deans, Chairs): 2/24/15 STEM in the Americas Series: 4/2/15 Dr. Gabriella del Valle, Professor, Applied Atomic and Molecular Physics, Univ. of Mexico 14 UH ADVANCE ACTIVITIES SUMMER-FALL 2015 Departmental Mentoring o Pilot committee formed, led by Stuart Long o Comprised of subset of chairs and faculty from STEM/SBS and Advocates o October 20 presentation by Dr. E. Travis, member EAB o Spring 2016 launch of pilot program in selected departments ARN E mentoring Network (fall semester) o Over 70 faculty completed profiles in Mentornet software o Currently 7 matched pairs STEM in the Americas speaker series o November 9: Dr. Elisa V. Mariscal, managing director, Global Economics, Group (Mexico) Special Lecture speaker series o February 5: Dr. Eve Sprunt, consultant, VP, Society of Exploration Geophysics, expert on dual career issues Leadership series kick off o November 12: Dr. Valerie Taylor, senior associate dean, Academic Affairs, Regents Professor and Wisenbaker Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, A&M 15 UH ADVANCE ACTIVITIES SUMMER-FALL 2015 Administrative Fellows Program o Leadership experience/learning opportunity for women full professors STEM/SBS o Pilot Spring 2016: Fellow will work with associate dean, Research & Administration, Engineering (currently seeking applications) Department chair Career Path materials o Subcommittee worked with group of chairs to identify competencies needed to become a chair ADVANCE E-newsletter! o First issue sent September campus-wide Reports o Dual Career Hiring Policies recommendations submitted to provost by Co-PI Larry Pinsky (August 2015) o Benefited from input from Dona Cornell, IAC member and General Counsel o Work/Life Policy Subcommittee Report submitted to provost by Dr. Elizabeth Gregory (recommendations on dual career and proposed expanding childcare access cost reduction study, September 2015) 16 UH ADVANCE ACTIVITIES SUMMER-FALL 2015 Search committee training o ADVANCE team attended Lead IT workshop, Washington State (October) o Advocates will be trained and assist Department and Search chairs (Spring 2016) Faculty Club coming soon to E. Cullen! o Part of Chancellor and ADVANCE PIs institutional commitment Coffee, Cookies & Conversation, UH postdoc appreciation event o 9/25/15: hosted by provost/ADVANCE director o Open to all UH postdocs (over 50 attended ) 17 ADVANCE CONNECTIONS SUMMER-FALL 2015 Women in STEM in MENA event, UH co-sponsor with Baker Institute o December Baker Institute online registration o UH Dr. Krishnamooti welcome speaker, Dr. Susan Rasmussen, panel moderator 5 th Annual Career Presidential Symposium *UH a new sponsor Ho* held at MD Andersoon * UH faculty participating on panels * provides postdocs with valuable career support * 2015 event attended by 400 post- docs 18 ADVANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDY FALL 2015 Mandated by NSF, study must articulate a clear potential contribution to theory or scientific practice Study will apply stress-centric theories to identify unit and individual level factors influencing success of faculty as a whole Led by Drs. A Witt (psychology) and L. Atwater (Management) A component of comprehensive longitudinal study that will focus on UH tenure-track/tenured facultys perceptions of work climate at UH (participation is voluntary) Survey is confidential, IRB approved Data will help measure progress towards goals, inform policy and support for work-life resources, professional development, promotion, diversity, and recruitment/retention efforts 19 ENGAGING & BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS Internal Increased communication STEM/SBS Chairs through Lunch/Learns, co-PI team faculty meeting visits Engaging Advocates around expert research on diversity External Annual Presidential Career Symposium UH a new co-sponsor of 5 th Annual event (February 2016) Network and activities will provide programs and opportunities for UH postdocs (future faculty), as well as UH faculty James A. Baker lll Institute for Public Policy, Rice University New partnership launched with December 7 STEM in MENA event 20 LOOKING FORWARD Dissemination across campus community and keeping up momentum (Ongoing) Work-Life UH (3/25/2016) Rollout of Search Committee Training and Leadership Series (Spring 2016) Rollout of Departmental Mentoring pilot (Spring 2016) 21 IAC: HOW YOU CAN HELP Provide expertise on reports and new policy recommendations, and program development o Dual Career o Work Life Integration o Search Committee o NSF Third Year Report Participate and support events and initiatives o Work Life UH (March 25, 2016) o ARN Symposium o Departmental Mentoring and search committee workshops and training Leverage your network to recruit speakers and presenters for ADVANCE events o STEM in the Americas o Special Lecture Series 22 23 uh.edu/advance