BGSU ALLIES: Building Inclusive Leadership Practices and Policies to Transform the Institution 3 year, $984,484 grant from National Science Foundation Co-PIs and Senior Personnel: Peg Yacobucci, Mike Ogawa, Lisa Hanasono, Julie Matuga, Sheila Roberts, Ellen Broido, Deb O’Neil, Susana Peña, Hyun Kyoung Ro, Karen Root, Mike Zickar, Rachel Vannatta, Stacey Rychener
NSF’s ADVANCE Program GOALS: To develop systemic approaches to increase the participation and • advancement of women in academic STEM careers To develop innovative and sustainable ways to promote gender equity that • involve both men and women in the STEM academic workforce To contribute to the research knowledge base on gender equity and the • intersection of gender and other social identities in STEM academic careers Over $270M awarded to 160+ institutions between 2001 and 2016 – BGSU is joining an elite club of ADVANCE universities! http://www.nsf.gov/advance
BGSU’s Context Women and faculty of color are underrepresented in STEM applicant pools and hires relative to available doctoral pool Women and faculty of color are not promoted to full professor or leadership positions at an equitable rate Women and faculty of color experience implicit and explicit gender and racial biases, both individually and in their intersection
BGSU ALLIES Project Goal To make allyship and inclusive leadership the expectation and norm at BGSU How? Focus on how faculty and administrators can work together to reduce biases and transform institutional structures that prevent the advancement of women faculty
Who Is Included Faculty from across the gender spectrum in: STEM Units: SBS Units: Applied Statistics & Operations Research Communication Biological Sciences Economics Chemistry Ethnic Studies Computer Science Geography Engineering Technologies Human Development & Family Studies Environment & Sustainability Media Production & Studies Geology Political Science Math & Statistics Psychology Physics & Astronomy Sociology School of Earth, Environment & Society Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies STEM Education
BGSU ALLIES Activities Faculty allyship: Inclusive leadership: Focus on faculty in target units Focus on current and future campus leaders Develop skills in bias intervention via: Develop skills in inclusive leadership via: Face-to-face workshops • Onboarding materials • Online training modules • Chair/director handbook • Train-the-trainer programs • Administrator retreats • Online training modules • Improved data collection to capture Policy review and intersectionality revision
Faculty Allyship Activities January 2019 Initial half-day workshop on how to recognize Incentives to participate: and confront bias and promote inclusion • $1,000 PD funds for workshop (1-3 faculty and chairs from each unit) Spring 2019 Competitive selection of 12 faculty peer attendees and peer facilitators facilitators drawn from January workshop • Certificate of ally training for participants attendees who also complete 4 Orientation workshops for peer facilitators of 8 online modules Fall 2019 Workshops on ally building and bias intervention for STEM faculty (4-5+ faculty per unit) • Gain knowledge and tools Spring 2020 Online training modules and certificate program needed to be an effective ally to Orientation workshops for peer facilitators combat bias and promote gender equity Fall 2020 Workshops on ally building and bias intervention for SBS faculty (4-5+ faculty per unit) Online training modules and certificate program Spring 2021 Online training modules and certificate program Regional conference on inclusive leadership and faculty ally building
Kickoff Event Tuesday October 16 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM 308 BTSU Please share this information with your colleagues and Learn more about BGSU consider participating in ALLIES and help shape the ALLIES activities! project Thank you! RSVP to Peg Yacobucci mmyacob@bgsu.edu
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