ADVANCE IT Catalyst -Towards Gender Equity in Research Participation within STEM Disciplines at Tennessee State University

田纳西州立大学ADVANCE IT Catalyst项目旨在吸引、留住和提升在TSU从事STEM学科的女性教师。该项目的目的是为STEM女性教师提供必要的支持和协调，以推动她们在学术界取得更多的成功，重点是学术和研究生产力。具体来说，拟议的项目将收集和评估数据，以设计一个可持续的、全机构的战略和战术计划，以吸引和留住STEM领域的终身教职女性教师。IT-Catalyst的支助也将有助于为工作人员提供机会，收集和评估关于托大STEM妇女比较地位的统计数据。知识价值。拟议项目的智力价值基于几个关键主题，包括：系统收集和分析关于在TSU STEM领域招聘、发展和保留女性（包括有色人种女性）的教师数据；综合利用源数据；以及对新兴研究机构、研究密集型机构和ADVANCE机构开发的最佳实践的适用性和有效性的调查。更广泛的影响。拟议项目的更广泛影响在于加强研究事业，使该机构建立起作为该区域经济增长资源的能力。该项目更广泛的影响是，其研究结果将对其他hbcu和少数族裔服务机构有用，并可作为这些机构类型的ADVANCE模型。

The Tennessee State University ADVANCE IT Catalyst project seeks to attract, retain, and promote women faculty engaged in STEM disciplines at TSU. The purpose of the project is to provide STEM women faculty with the support and coordination necessary to propel them to greater numbers and success in academia with an emphasis on scholarly and research productivity. Specifically, the proposed project will collect and assess data in order to design a sustainable, institution-wide strategic and tactical plan to attract and retain tenure-track women faculty in STEM fields. IT-Catalyst support will also serve to finance provide opportunity for personnel to assemble and assess statistical data on the comparative status of TSU STEM women. Intellectual Merit. The intellectual merit of the proposed project is grounded in several key themes, including: the systematic collection and analysis of faculty data regarding recruitment, development and retention of women, including women of color, in STEM fields at TSU; the use of comprehensive source data; and, the investigation into the suitability and effectiveness of best practices developed by emerging research institutions, research intensive institutions and ADVANCE institutions. Broader Impacts. The broader impact of the proposed project lies in enhancing the research enterprise such that the institution builds its capacity to serve as a resource for economic growth in the region. A greater broader impact of this project is that its findings will be useful for other HBCUs and minority serving institutions and serve as an ADVANCE model for these institution types.