FYI Tidbit — The Wall Street Journal announced that Marvel Comics (Disney) is replacing the male Thor character with a new female Thor—one with with power, sound character, and integrity. The series writer Jason Aaron wanted to be clear about one thing:
“This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.”

See http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/07/15/marvel-says-a-female-character-will-be-the-new-thor/?mod=e2tw

Dear IAC Friends,

Welcome to the upcoming Fall semester !

And welcome to our new IAC woman faculty member:
Kaye Husbands Fealing, Chair and Professor, School of Public Policy

With all good wishes - Mary

Dear IAC Friends,

Our IAC ADVANCE website profiles women faculty - and supports networks of communication, information, and exchange:
http://www.advanceiac.gatech.edu/index.php

Amanda Nabors, undergraduate partner, is sending templates for updating profiles for the coming academic year.

Thank you for your continuing participation in the ADVANCE network of IAC faculty - and our shared goals of equity, diversity, and excellence !

with good wishes - Mary

IAC Friends,

Our colleague, Julia Melkers (PubPolicy) has been awarded two externally funded research grants:

-Principal Investigator, Evaluation Team, "Evaluating Atlanta BEST: Beyond the Professoriate: Transforming Pathways for Biomedical Research Careers." Funded by the National Institutes of Health and Emory University (2014-2019).

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.

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,

Dear IAC Friends,

Upcoming is a set of Adaptive Leadership Workshops for Faculty, sponsored by ADVANCE. The Workshops occur in four sessions - and also have a component of Leadership Development Groups (with four persons) between sessions. These Workshops are valuable toward managing research projects, exercising leadership in professional fields, improving outcomes in educational or other initiatives, and creating centers and programs.

Attached is the full description for the Workshops - and the link for applying: 
https://forms.isye.gatech.edu/ltp-apply

Welcome to the upcoming Fall semester !

And welcome to our new IAC women faculty members:
-Anjali Bohlken, Nunn School of International Affairs 
-Kate Pride Brown, School of History and Sociology
-Sherie Randolph, School of History and Sociology 
-Anna Westerstahl Stenport, School of Modern Languages
-Rachel Whitlark, Nunn School of International Affairs