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Project Objectives:

Objective 1: With a focus on all STEM departments, UMBC will work collaboratively to develop and institutionalize policies, practices, and resources that will effectively encourage the recruitment, selection, and hiring of women, and particularly minority women, to the faculty at all ranks.

1a. Build New Faculty Horizons.

1b. Creating New Networking Opportunities.

1c. Selection and Hiring Activities.

Objective 2: Establish a system of targeted programs to create a clear and understandable pathway in support of women’s efforts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to achieve tenure and promotion, and transition to leadership positions at the university.

2a. Create a New Pathway.

2b. Create Clear Guidelines for Promotion.

2c. Acknowledge and Support Workload Equity Issues.

2d. Provide Formal Mentoring.

2e. Provide Support at Critical Points.

2f. Provide Opportunities for Leadership Experiences.

Objective 3: Develop programs for constituency building, such that all levels of administration and each department support all aspects of the project and create new partnerships to connect UMBC to the broader community of research universities leading in the development and advancement of STEM women faculty.

3a. Identify a Leader

3b. Develop a STEM Faculty Model for Awareness Training

3c. Institutional Awareness and Accountability.

3d. Build Partnerships.

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