Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty

January 24, 2012 & January 31, 2012 - 1:00 to 2:45 pm EST

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Overview

Learn new ideas and approaches for recruiting, hiring, and retaining women and faculty of color.

While the diversity of undergraduate student populations is steadily increasing, faculty diversity continues to lag, especially in fields such as engineering and science. Research indicates a diverse faculty directly contributes to educational quality and excellence; better prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global, pluralistic society; and exposes students to a broader range of scholarly perspectives.

Join us online as we explore best practices for recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, such as creating the right search committee, writing position announcements, engaging women and faculty of color, and developing faculty mentorship programs. We will focus on the workplace expectations and desires of the newest generation of faculty/scholars, including how women and faculty of color are impacting higher education.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Diversity officers, senior academic administrators, faculty, and any institution looking to improve upon its practice for recruiting and retaining its women and faculty of color are encouraged to participate in this program.

Additional Resources

As part of your registration for this webcast series, we'll share the following resources with you:

Position announcements and advertisements tailored to women and faculty of color
A list of recommended advertisement sources for your recruitment needs
A sample campus visit plan to use when hosting/interviewing faculty candidates

Agenda

Learning Outcome:

After participating in this webcast series, you will be able to implement one or more proven approaches for recruiting, hiring, and retaining women and faculty of color.

Session 1: Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Recruiting and Hiring Diverse Faculty

1:00 - 2:45 p.m. EST

The search process
EEO, affirmative action, and inclusive excellence
- Critical mass
Recruitment best practices
- Networking
- Inter-institutional consortia
- Associations/organizations
- Faculty recruitment incentive program (hiring ABD)
- Professional development
  - Recruitment fair
Position announcement to diversify applicant pool
- Primary sources for position advertisement
- Advertisement at national conference
- Overhaul and revision of position announcement
Search committee
- Role, responsibilities, and representation
- University/department goals
- Institutional policies and procedures
- Nontraditional career path
Preparing for the campus visit
Closing the deal
- Making the offer
- Pre-employment agreements

Session 2: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Retaining Diverse Faculty

1:00 - 2:45 p.m. EST

Institution's commitment to faculty retention and development
Orientation
Faculty engagement and mentorship
- Peer-to-peer mentorship within and outside department
- Mentoring seminars
Professional development
- Help faculty develop at highest level
- Successful strategies for achieving promotion and tenure
  - Teaching, scholarly research, and professional service
  - First year evaluation
  - Midterm review
  - Tenure and promotion process
- Reappointment
Customized program in earning tenure
- Support group in helping faculty win tenure
- Tenure-track clock stoppage (medical and other issues)
Creating climate for inclusivity
- Cultivating family-friendly environment
- Create community linkages

Want more information about this event?

Contact Tunde Brimah, Senior Conference Director if you'd like additional information about the program agenda.

Instructors

Myron R. Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate to the President for Diversity and Associate Professor of Education Technology

Metropolitan State College of Denver

As a member of the president's cabinet, Dr. Anderson is the college's chief diversity officer responsible for articulating and resolving current and future issues related to diversity. He is responsible for investigating complaints and mediating fair settlements between aggrieved faculty, staff, and students throughout the institution. In addition, Myron identifies campus climate trends that may assist in developing strategies to proactively promote "inclusive excellence." Since Myron assumed his position in 2007, Metro State has seen its enrollment of students of color increase by more than a third, making up 28 percent of the student body in fall 2010.

Working to improve the institution's cultural competence, Myron has led the Office of Institutional Diversity to focus on six elements: campus climate, recruitment and retention, diversity development, diversity initiatives, equity scorecard, and civic engagement. He facilitated the development and implementation of the college's diversity strategic plan and led a successful college-wide campus climate survey effort. He also develops symposia on diversity, facilitates the ongoing assessment of the campus climate, and, in cooperation with the provost's office, leads efforts to integrate diversity throughout the curriculum.

Wanda S. Mitchell, Ed.D.

Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Inclusive Excellence and Affiliate Associate Professor, Education and Family Studies

University of New Hampshire

Dr. Mitchell provides leadership for developing and sustaining programs, policies, and initiatives to recruit, retain, review, and advance faculty at the university. She leads and supports efforts to create a welcoming academic environment for faculty, staff, and students of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and directs the university's faculty mentoring and professional development program. Prior to joining the University of New Hampshire, Wanda was chair and university endowed professor of education at Hampton University. She serves on the Executive Board of the Office of Women in Higher Education; is second vice president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education; holds membership on the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence; and is past chair of the New Hampshire Women in Higher Education Leadership Network.

Wanda is the recipient of the 2009 Women of Courage and Conviction Award for Education from the National Council of Negro Women-Greater Boston Section. Under her leadership, the University of New Hampshire has been recognized by Minority Access Inc. and the Seacoast Human Resource Association for its demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Registration

CD Recording of Live Webcast

We record the audio and visual portion of all live webcast events and make them available in two forms; as a CD or as an electronic download. CD recordings are mailed with a bound copy of the presentation materials and handouts approximately 10 business days following the live webcast date.

On-Demand Download of Live Webcast (180 day license)

We record the audio and visual portion of all live webcast events and make them available in two forms; as a CD or as an electronic download. On-demand downloads are available through an internet link sent via email approximately 10 business days following the live webcast date (links are active for 180 days).

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