Welcome to the September edition of the STEM LEAF/ADVANCE Newsletter!
Clarkson’s NSF ADVANCE grant is designed
1) to effect positive institutional change around reduction of implicit or unintentional bias associated with gender and intersectional issues of race, ethnicity, country of origin, sexual orientation, and disability,
2) to systematically and equitably support the development of inclusive leadership skills and the professional advancement of women STEM faculty, and
3) to implement sustainable, systematic changes across the University in support of these goals.
Completion of the following MOOC can be utilized in your FAR – it can both fulfill training requirements and show growth in your teaching development! Also if you participate it can be used to fulfill both of your annual DEI training requirements. (Please just email for how to be counted!)
Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Six-Week MOOC
The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program, is hosting a six-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from October 3 – November 22, 2022 via edX. Join a community of nearly 6,000 faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff, and learn how to:
- Advance your awareness, self-efficacy, and ability to cultivate inclusive classroom environments;
- Support your development as a reflective, inclusive practitioner;
- Engage in reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts;
- Implement inclusive teaching methods in your classes which will remove common barriers and enhance learning in STEM for all students.
Read more and register at: https://www.inclusivestemteaching.org/
Save the Date!
This semester’s women faculty lunch will be held via Zoom on November 7, 2022 from 12-1:30pm. All women-identifying faculty are welcome to attend. The link will be sent out closer to the date.
Upcoming Workshops
Our Advocates team will have a workshop ready soon! Please be on the lookout.
Recent Resources/Opinions/News
“Supporting women’s research in predominantly undergraduate institutions: Experiences with a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award” in Frontiers by V. Rabinowitz and V. Valian
“This paper describes the Gender Equity Project (GEP) at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), funded by the U. S. NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award (ITA) program. ADVANCE supports system-level strategies to promote gender equity in the social and natural sciences, but has supported very few teaching-intensive institutions. Hunter College is a teaching-intensive institution in which research productivity among faculty is highly valued and counts toward tenure and promotion. We created the GEP to address the particular challenges that faculty, especially White women and faculty of color, face in maintaining research programs and advancing in their careers at teaching-intensive institutions.”
Webinar Series by UMass Amherst ADVANCE Team presenting their findings over the course of their ADVANCE Grant:
Finding Regulated Child Care in NYS by County & Town
“Choosing child care is an important decision. Safe and positive child care sets the stage for healthy growth and development. It takes time, patience and an understanding of what to look for when selecting childcare. You know the needs of your child and family. However, you may need assistance in matching those needs to available resources. That is why OCFS is proud to share with you the supports we have put in place to assist you in making this important decision.”
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at advance@clarkson.edu. If you’d like to keep up with information like this regularly, you can follow our Twitter account @ClarksonADVANCE. (Our PI team consists of Marc Christensen, Jen Ball, Laura Ettinger, William Jemison, & Stephanie Schuckers. Our Project Director is Sarah Treptow.)