ADVANCE News

Dear IAC Friends,

In an IAC Advance project, I developed a listing of professional development opportunities for faculty.
We can consult these on the IAC Resources Page for Faculty: https://intranet.iac.gatech.edu/faculty-resources

with good wishes - Mary

EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY

1. American Association of University Women Resources

Resources are available for developing leadership skills among women – including webinars and on-line forums: http://www.aauw.org/

Dear IAC Friends,

We have followed-up on your interest in writing groups with the survey to which response was strong !

For June, planned is an opening lunch-meeting at which we will have tables with conveners and those interested in a writing group to get underway in summer (these can also continue into the academic year, however may be preferred). 

We will keep you posted on this - and an open message will go out on the IAC list on the day/time of this lunch-meeting.

With thanks and regards, -Mary

Dear IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Anne Pollock (LMC) has received a Lavender Award, honoring faculty and staff members who have made Georgia Tech a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and asexual) students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Congratulations, Anne - and all good wishes !

-Mary

Dear IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Kristie Macrakis (HTS) has been awarded a fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC for the upcoming academic year. She will be doing research on technology and the rise of the US Security State.

Congratulations, Kristie - and all good wishes !

-Mary

Dear IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Anne Pollock (LMC) has received a Lavender Award, honoring faculty and staff members who have made Georgia Tech a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and asexual) students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Congratulations, Anne - and all good wishes !

-Mary

Women, Science, & Technology (WST)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships

WST continues the very successful initiative supporting Georgia Tech faculty research partnerships with undergraduate students in research on gender, science, and technology, providing hourly funding for undergraduate research assistants. This is Georgia Tech's first --inaugural-- undergraduate student-faculty research program.

In this way, WST continues to engage students and faculty in active and cooperative learning outside as well as inside the classroom.

So that we may better understand Ivan Allen College (IAC) faculty members’ interests in participating in IAC groups that provide feed-back and support on writing for publication, we would like to know more about your preferences. Please answer the questions in this short survey (taking one or two minutes). 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G9QYF2N
Ivan Allen College Writing Groups: Survey of Interests

With thanks,

Jacqueline Jones Royster
Dean, Ivan Allen College

Dear IAC Friends,

Appreciation goes to you in sharing multiple journeys through academic pathways and passages in today's IAC ADVANCE Lunch Discussion. Thanks to panelists Susan Cozzens, Narin Hassan, and Katja Weber, to Dean Jackie Royster, and to all for sharing experiences and ways-sand-means for successful academic pathways. 

Your commitment and community in shared goals of equity, diversity, and inclusion are at-core of the ADVANCE initiative !

With thanks and regards - Mary

Deans and ADVANCE Professors,

My attention has recently been drawn to the ELATE program at Drexel University, a program for developing women leaders in STEM fields in higher education. The deadline for applications has recently been extended to February 5.

Here is the link: http://www.drexel.edu/engineering/programs/special-programs/ELATE/

IAC Friends,

Consider the findings in this article (below): In performance reviews 
in technology companies, "constructive feedback" for men addressed areas of skills, while for women, the focus was on personality (e.g., "watch your tone"). Interesting implications.
The abrasiveness trap: High-achieving men and women are described differently in reviews
http://fortune.com/2014/08/26/performance-review-gender-bias/

With good wishes - Mary