Download ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY FACULTY: THE NSF ADVANCE IT PROGRAM

An Invitation from the UNLV Women’s Council…
ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WOMEN AND UNDER-REPRESENTED
MINORITY FACULTY: THE NSF
ADVANCE IT PROGRAM
A Presentation by Sharon R. Bird, PhD – Professor and Head of
Sociology at Oklahoma State University
September 24, 2015, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Student Union, Room 207
Lunch Buffet at 11:30 a.m.
Reservations Required - Space is Limited
RSVP to women’[email protected] by September 21, 2015
Since the early 1990s, the National Science Foundation has
awarded multi-million dollar grants to over 60 universities and
colleges nation-wide under the ADVANCE “Institutional
Transformation” (IT) program. NSF ADVANCE is designed
specifically to enhance the recruitment, retention and
promotion of women and underrepresented minorities in
academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) careers. It also is intended to produce changes that
make working for a university better for everyone.
Institutions receiving these grants must implement complex
organizational change strategies that promise to transform university/college
structures, practices, and culture. Dr. Bird’s research focuses on the NSF ADVANCE
Institutional Transformation program. Her presentation will provide an overview
of ADVANCE approaches used at institutions nationwide and common outcomes
associated with those approaches.
Dr. Bird was previously a member (2003-2006) of a U.S. Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs partnership team between Kharkiv National University (Ukraine)
and Iowa State University (USA). The team developed and implemented learning
modules that focused on enhancing gender equity in Ukrainian society. She is a
2015 recipient of the Iowa State University Institutional Service Award and 2013
recipient of the American Association of University Women’s Distinguished Faculty
Award. Dr. Bird serves on multiple advisory boards for NSF ADVANCE-Institutional
Transformation Institutions, is an officer of the Sociologists for Women in Society
Association, and is an active member of the American Sociological Association, the
Society for the Study of Social Problems, the Southern Sociological Society, and
Sociologists for Women in Society.
We Hope You Will Join Us!
This Women’s Council event is sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.