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UNC Charlotte ADVANCE Acts As Catalyst

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE seeks to create an institutional environment to support the recruitment, retention and academic success of women faculty, especially those in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines, and to increase the success of all faculty campus-wide.

The initiative does this through systemic efforts including policy work, faculty mentoring, leadership development, diversity recruitment strategies, competitive grants and a speakers series featuring prestigious women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields.

To support its work, UNC Charlotte received a five-year National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant, known as an Institutional Transformation Award. The first year of the grant began in fall 2006, and the Principal Investigator for the grant is Dr. Joan Lorden, UNC Charlotte Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs. UNC Charlotte ADVANCE benefits from a larger ADVANCE cohort in which Institutional Transformation Awards recipients collaborate and share best practices related to this work.

ADVANCE Focuses on Outcomes

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE has focused its programming around the five primary goals of Recruitment; Retention and Advancement; Climate; Institutional Transformation and Dissemination. It has also established desired outcomes around these goals.

Letter of Welcome from Joan Lorden

Dear Colleagues:
Thank you for your interest in UNC Charlotte ADVANCE. I am pleased to update you on this important university-wide initiative and to encourage your involvement and support.

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE is a centerpiece of our efforts at UNC Charlotte to create an inclusive university climate to support the recruitment, retention and academic success of women faculty, especially those in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – or STEM – disciplines.

ADVANCE does this through policy reform work, university partnerships and the institutionalization of professional development programs for faculty. We know from research and experience that engaging men and women in creating an equitable gender climate contributes to a positive environment for us all, including the students we serve. In fact, the vast majority of the ADVANCE programming is offered to both male and female faculty.

Latest News

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE hosts COACh Workshop 2012

On January 18, 2012, the ADVANCE Faculty Affairs Office held a dynamic workshop on "Creating Balance and Value in Your Career Portfolio" for UNC Charlotte women faculty from all disciplines. COACh facilitators, Jane Tucker and Barb Butterfield, stressed the importance of investing time and energy into developing a career plan that is balanced for different stages of life to reflect personal priorities.

"Change" Features ADVANCE

A research study supported by the UNC-Charlotte ADVANCE Faculty Affairs Office was recently published in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning. The article, entitled “Removing the Barriers to Full Professor: A Mentoring Program for Associate Professors,” was authored by Dr. Kimberly Buch, Dr. Yvette Huet, Dr. Audrey Rorrer, and Lynn Roberson.

ADVANCE to Host Conference with NC A&T May 14, 2012

In response to the positive feedback on the 2011 conference, “Charting Your Path -- Strategies for Success in Academe: A Conference for STEM Women Associate Professors and Their Administrators,” UNC Charlotte ADVANCE and NC A&T will jointly host a one-day conference highlighting Mid-Career Faculty Advancement at NC A&T in Greensboro on May 14, 2012 (more details TBA). For more information about the 2011 conference click below:

ADVANCE Reports Out on Faculty Climate Survey Results

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE surveyed tenure-track faculty in April 2010 on their perception of the institutional climate and job satisfaction at UNC Charlotte. Results will inform the work of the university and its colleges, as well as UNC Charlotte ADVANCE.

ADVANCE Sets Programming
The ADVANCE Faculty Affairs Office has scheduled its 2011-2012 programming, with an emphasis on mentoring and leadership development for new and more senior faculty.

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UNC Charlotte ADVANCE thanks the National Science Foundation for its generous support. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0548401. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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What are the origins of UNC Charlotte ADVANCE?

In 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a report, A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT, revealing that extensive marginalization of senior women faculty existed in its School of Science. To respond nationally, the National Science Foundation took notice and created the ADVANCE initiative.

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Email: advanceuncc@uncc.edu
Phone: 704-687-3759

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