ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award: The University of Montana Partnership for Comprehensive Equity

蒙大拿大学全面公平伙伴关系(UM PACE)是一个由中央行政人员、院长、系主任/主任和教职员工组成的联盟，目的是在以下方面带来持久的变化：机构政策、教职员工终身教职女性的数量、赋予教职员工权力，以及创建一个全州范围的女科学家网络。这些目标中的每一个都将通过一系列协调的活动来实现。这些活动的成效将为位于小型农村社区的大学提供国家一级的变革模式。政策的改变将源于三项主要举措：*这项建议的私隐专员将被任命为负责全面公平的教务长特别助理。教务长洛伊斯·缪尔将监督和支持这一项目。*一个由我们联盟所有组成部分的代表组成的校园政策委员会，将提供法律建议，解决配偶招聘和终身教职时钟调整等棘手问题，以制定一致和明确的政策。*每个科学部门将在UM PACE工作人员的协助下进行自我评估。这项评价将提供详细的信息，用于制定部门一级的多样性增强计划。这两个委员会还将发挥至关重要的培训作用，因为教职员工通过经验并通过工作人员提供的材料，了解女性在密歇根大学和全国范围内的科学地位。嗯，佩斯将设立三个新的终身教职线教师职位，以增加密歇根大学终身教职线女科学家的数量。这些职位将在各部门和院长的要求下机会性地填补，以增加密歇根大学校区的女科学家人数。此外，还将与UM目前正在实施的扩展计划建立合作伙伴关系。UM PACE将通过培训教师和准备最佳实践，积极处理招聘问题。招聘初级和高级女性的指导方针。UM PACE将为所有应聘科学职位的候选人的伴侣/配偶提供信息和网络。对于位于一个小型农村社区的密歇根大学来说，配偶的住宿是一个核心问题。增加科学领域的女教员总数也需要留住。通过为女科学家精心开发的指导部分，教职员工将获得授权。为期三天的Keystone年度研讨会将巩固通过校园活动取得的成果。将强调领导力培训。还将通过培训院长、系主任和关键教员来加强留任。UM PACE将通过与蒙大拿州的七所部落学院(几乎占全国总数的四分之一)的接触，创建一个全州范围的女科学家网络。通过参观部落学院，部落学院教员访问密歇根大学，参与暑期工作坊，以及互联网交流，这些机构的教员将参与进来。密歇根大学女科学家的地位与国家一级的妇女地位相当。蒙大拿州的高等教育系统可以直接与其他14个农村州相媲美。此外，密歇根大学还可以与人口较多的州位于城市中心以外的中等规模的公共机构相提并论。小社区的大学在招聘和留住多样化教师方面存在独特的问题。嗯，佩斯将为这类大学的变革提供国家级的模式。

The University of Montana Partnership for Comprehensive Equity (UM PACE) is an alliance of central administrators, deans, department heads/chairs and faculty has been formed to bring about lasting change in the following: Institutional policy, the number of tenure-line women on the faculty, the empowerment of faculty, and the creation of a statewide network of women scientists. Each of these goals will be reached through a coordinated series of activities. The efficacy of these activities will provide a national level model for change in universities located in small, rural communities. Policy change will result from three major initiatives: * The PI of this proposal will be appointed as Special Assistant to the Provost for Comprehensive Equity. Provost Lois Muir will oversee and support this project. * A campus-wide policy committee of representatives from all components of our alliance, with legal advice, will tackle hard issues such as spousal hires and adjustments in the tenure clock to develop a consistent and clear policy. * Each science department will undertake a self-evaluation with the assistance of the UM PACE staff. This evaluation will provide detailed information to be used in development of department-level diversity enhancement plans. These two committees will also serve an all-important training function as faculty members learn experientially, and through materials provided by the staff, about the place of women in science at UM and nationally. UM PACE will create three new tenure-line faculty positions to increase the number of tenure-line women scientists at UM. These positions will be filled opportunistically at the request of departments and deans for new expansion hires that increase the number of women scientists on the UM campus. In addition, there will be a partnership with expansion programs now in place at UM. UM PACE will work proactively with recruitment issues through training of faculty and preparation of .best practices. guidelines for recruiting both junior and senior women. UM PACE will provide information and networking for the partners/spouses of all candidates interviewed for science positions. Accommodation of spouses is a central issue for UM which is located in a small, rural community. Increasing the total number of women faculty in the sciences also requires retention. Faculty will be empowered through a carefully developed mentoring component for women scientists. A keystone, annual, three-day workshop will cement the gains made through on-campus activities. Leadership training will be emphasized. Retention will also be enhanced through training of deans, department heads, and key faculty. UM PACE will create a statewide network of women scientists through outreach to Montana.s seven tribal colleges (nearly 1/4 of the nation.s total). Through visits to tribal colleges, visits of tribal college faculty to UM, involvement in the summer workshop, and internet communication, faculty from these institutions will become involved. The place of women scientists at UM parallels the place of women at the national level. The higher education system in Montana is directly comparable to that of 14 other rural states. In addition, UM can also be compared to public institutions of moderate size located outside of urban centers in more populous states. Universities in small communities have unique problems in recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. UM PACE will provide a national level model for change in such universities.