Our Team
AdvanceRIT Program Outcomes
AdvanceRIT Meta Analysis from Internal Evaluator - Connect Grants and Connectivity Series
External Advisory Board
Executive Advisory Committee
Project Overview
The AdvanceRIT (NSF ADVANCE 1209115) program goal is to increase the representation, retention, and career advancement of women faculty in STEM. The research team examines the unique challenges experienced by women faculty of color and Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing faculty, and refines interventions to address the needs of these key sub-populations.
The AdvanceRIT program influences long-term changes that transform RIT’s culture, promote inclusion, and expand the representation of women on campus and among leadership. Program objectives are to refine and strengthen institutional structures; improve the quality of women faculty’s work life including reward structures; align systems of power and resources to support and sustain progress; and enhance the working environment using symbolic measures which emphasize issues of meaning and significance within the organization.
Impact Areas & Initiatives
Cultural Change
- Women of Color (WoC) Connectivity Series
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Connectivity Series
- Advocates and Allies
- Unconscious Bias Education
Career Navigation
- Connectivity Series
- Connect Grants Program
- Resource Allocation Committee (RAC)
- P&T SMARTS
- Promotion Package Preparation (P³) Groups
- AdvanceRIT Team Leadership Development
- Dual Career Program
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Faculty Evaluation Policy/Practice
Research
- Data Sources (COACHE, NSF Indicators, Faculty Exit Survey, Great Places to Work)
- WoC and DHH Lived Experiences