ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award: Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks

东北大学高级机构转型项目将系统地将对跨学科和国际研究的关注纳入变革项目模式。促进妇女在跨学科和国际网络中的变革(AWIIN)模式将改变招聘做法；加强妇女的专业网络；发展一个领导层全面参与的论坛，以加强问责制，并在机构政策和实践中灌输长期的变化。具体干预措施旨在解决妇女因其独身地位而被孤立的问题，以及在东北及其他地区的跨学科和国际研究环境中取得成功的挑战。提高留校率的努力包括与校园研究中心会议整合的跨学科招聘研讨会，以及通过新英格兰高等教育招生联盟(HERC)成立的新的双重职业网络委员会。女性？S通过外部职业指导团队、改进现有的教师指导计划、促进跨学科和国际合作的拨款、校园网络和大波士顿地区教师研讨会，加强了男女混合网络。新的领导力学院是一个论坛，让机构领导人、有影响力的教职员工和正在崛起的女性领导人参与改变机构政策和组织实践。学院还将是一个加强跨文化性别能力的论坛。一个全面的研究和评估计划将伴随干预措施，以指导设计，可能的修改，并传播研究结果和最佳实践。跨学科的AWIIN团队包括来自科学和工程的社会科学家、教师和管理人员。在新的2007年学术计划的指导下，所有活动都在当前不断变化的环境中保持一致。智力优势：这两个原始研究项目将提供关于个人技能、工具和组织实践以及政策的新见解，使女性和男性教职员工能够在日益增长的跨学科、全球化的科学技术企业中取得成功并做出贡献。该学院的性别与全球化项目将确定国际网络和合作中针对性别的障碍和战略。关于性别和社交网络的项目将提供对教师在专业、跨学科和国际网络中参与的性别差异的见解。这些发现将对个别教职员工、研究人员和机构感兴趣，他们有兴趣在跨学科和国际大学提拔女科学家和工程师。S？更广泛的影响包括整个机构，因为从长远来看，干预措施将推广到所有学院，影响东北大学所有师生的氛围。领导力学院将使整个机构的管理实践和技能得到全面改进。将举办区域讲习班，向新英格兰的学院和大学传播最佳做法。将在学术界举行一次关于性别和科学国际化的全国会议，以提高全国的认识。此外，东北大学将创建一个双重职业网络委员会，作为新英格兰高等教育招生联合会(HERC)的一部分，以促进更广泛的波士顿学术界的双重职业需求。AWIIN网站将为个人和其他机构提供指南和工具。

The Northeastern University ADVANCE Institutional Transformation project will systematically integrate concerns about interdisciplinary and international research into the project model for change. The Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks (AWIIN) model for change will transform recruitment practices; strengthen professional networks for women; and develop a forum for comprehensive engagement of leadership to increase accountability and to instill long-lasting changes in institutional policies and practices.Specific interventions target the isolation of women due to their solo status and the challenge to succeed in interdisciplinary and international research environments at Northeastern and beyond. Efforts to improve retention include Interdisciplinary Recruitment Workshops integrated with campus research center conferences and a new Dual Career Network Committee through the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). Women?s mixed gender networks are strengthened with External Career Mentoring Teams, the improved existing faculty mentoring program, grants to stimulate interdisciplinary and international collaborations, campus-wide networks, and Greater Boston Area Faculty Seminars. The new Leadership Academy is a forum to engage institutional leaders, influential faculty, and rising women leaders in changing institutional policy and organizational practices. The Academy will also be a forum to enhance intercultural gender competence. A comprehensive research and evaluation program will accompany the interventions to guide design, possible modifications, and to disseminate findings and best practices. The interdisciplinary AWIIN team includes social scientists, faculty, and administrators from science and engineering. All activities are aligned in the current changing environment guided by the new 2007 Academic Plan.Intellectual Merit: The two original research projects will provide new insights about the skills of individuals, the tools and organizational practices and policies that allow women and men faculty to succeed in and contribute to an increasing interdisciplinary, global enterprise of science and technology. The project on gender and globalization of the academy will identify gender-specific barriers and strategies to international networks and collaboration. The project on gender and social networks will provide insights into gender differences in the involvement of faculty in professional, interdisciplinary, and international networks. These findings will be of interest to individual faculty, researchers, and institutions that are interested in promoting women scientists and engineers in interdisciplinary and international universities.AWINN?s broader impacts include the entire institution as interventions will be rolled out to all colleges in the long-term affecting the climate for all students and faculty at Northeastern University. The Leadership Academy will result in a general improvement of management practices and skills across the institution. Regional workshops will be held to disseminate best practices into colleges and universities in New England. A national conference on gender and internationalization of science in academia will raise national awareness. In addition, Northeastern University will create a Dual Career Network committee as part of the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) that facilitates dual career needs in the broader Boston academic community. The AWIIN website will provide guides and tools for individuals and other institutions.