ADVANCE IT Start Award: Women of Western Washington University

西华盛顿大学科技学院将对影响STEM学科中女性招聘、保留和晋升的系统性制度因素进行全面评估。该项目将进行：校园气候评估；对妇女和少数民族的雇用趋势的分析；详细的留存率研究；任期和晋升结果分析；审查要约，包括开办一揽子计划；以及工作量的回顾。在复习之后？最佳实践?（包括ADVANCE机构的那些）和政策，它将确定那些将导致该机构最有效的结果。将与有大量女性和少数族裔学生毕业的院校建立伙伴关系，这些学生可能成为潜在的西方申请者，并将开展试点项目，包括传播该项目收集的信息。这项工作将告知西方？制度转型计划的后续发展。知识价值：目前有多少关于有效制度的数据和知识？最佳实践?加强女性在STEM学科的保留、招聘和提升的努力，已经从研究机构开始。然而，综合性院校也在这些学科中雇用了大量的教师，并在这一努力中发挥着关键作用。西方国家在这一项目中处于有利地位，在促进妇女平等和提高地位方面采取了重大主动行动。凭借Start奖，西方大学将专注于准确理解综合性大学的制度需求和最佳实践。这将是什么？增加价值?到advanced项目已经产生的知识体系。更广泛的影响：这项工作将对整个大学产生积极的影响。这个为期两年的项目的结果可能会成为其他具有相同特征的综合性大学甚至社区大学的典范。最重要的是，该项目最终将产生的体制改革将提高妇女的地位。美国在STEM学科领域的代表性和进步。

The College of Sciences and Technology at Western Washington University will undertake a comprehensive assessment of systemic institutional factors affecting recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in STEM disciplines. The project will conduct: a campus climate assessment; an analysis of hiring trends for women and minorities; a detailed retention study; an analysis of tenure and promotion outcomes; an examination of offers, including start-up packages; and a review of workload. After reviewing ?best practices? (including those at ADVANCE institutions) and policies, it will identify those that would lead to the most effective outcomes for this institution. Partnerships will be developed with institutions graduating large numbers of women and minority students who could be potential Western applicants, and pilot programs will be conducted including dissemination of information collected by the project. This work will inform Western?s subsequent development of an institutional transformation plan. Intellectual Merit: Much of the current data and knowledge on effective institutional ?best practices? to enhance retention, recruitment and advancement of women in STEM disciplines has emanated from Research 1 institutions. However, comprehensive institutions also employ a large number of faculty in these disciplines and play a critical role in this endeavor. Western, positioned well for such a project, has undertaken significant initiatives in promoting equity and advancement for women. With its Start award, Western will focus on precisely understanding institutional needs at and best practices appropriate for comprehensive universities. This will ?add value? to the body of knowledge that has already been produced by ADVANCE projects.Broader Impacts: This undertaking will have a positive impact on the greater university. Results from the two-year project may serve as a model for other comprehensives or even community colleges that share some of the same characteristics. Most importantly, institutional transformation that will eventually result from this project will enhance women?s representation and advancement in STEM disciplines at comprehensives.