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Faculty Enrichment for Career Progression
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
DVANCE
Office for the Advancement of
Women in Science and Engineering
Claire Peel, Principal Investigator; Eli Capilouto, Jean Ann Linney, Linda Lucas,
Lowell Wenger, Wendy Gunther-Canada, Co-Principal Investigators;
Introduction Search Committee Training
and Sherry Pigford, Program Manager
UAB Sponsored the University of Wisconsin-Madison ADVANCE Program,
A major emphasis of the UAB ADVANCE Program over the past year has been to WISELI, March 26 and 27. The facilitators from WISELI presented, “Searching for
provide professional development activities for faculty to excel further as teach- Excellence and Diversity.” WISELI’s workshop combined brief presentations with
ers, researchers, and leaders. Faculty at all stages of their careers need opportu-
nities to explore options for professional advancement along with expanding their
Lunch and Learn Schedule 2007-2008 active discussions that encourage small groups of faculty to learn from each
other’s experiences and ideas. Topics included:
network with other faculty and to explore options for advancement. In addition to Date Topic Description Attendance
the monthly Lunch and Learn Seminars for female faculty in the ADVANCE · Recruiting a highly qualified pool of candidates
Schools, the UAB ADVANCE program has sponsored Academic Leadership September 28 Building Scholarly This session included a scholarship roundtable. Faculty brought a one-page CV highlighting research interests and · Discussing diversity within search committee meetings
Training for current and emerging leaders, Search Committee Training, Visiting Community recent published articles, and were divided into two groups. Each group focused on allowing each member to · Raising awareness of unconscious assumptions and their potential influence
Scholars Program, and Mentoring Workshops. Both male and female faculty are talk about their research initiatives in hopes of building collaborations. 18 on evaluation of candidates
invited to attend these latter seminars and workshops. The topics for the semi- · Ensuring a fair and thorough review of candidates
nars and workshops were generated by subcommittees of the ADVANCE Steer- October 25 Strategies for Success: This session focused on preparations for promotion. Mini-sessions included “Preparing an Effective Dossier,”
ing Committee using input from faculty and chairs in the ADVANCE sponsored Preparing for Promotion “Internal and External Review,” and two faculty, one in Engineering and one in Natural Science and Mathematics, shared A total of 93 UAB Administrators, Department Chairs, Affirmative Action Officers,
schools. The participants of each activity are also queried for feedback either at personal stories relating to their recent promotions. 30 and Faculty attended this workshop.
the end of the session or by e-mail during the week following the event as a part
of our evaluation process to assess the overall impact of our programs. Our plan November 30 Balancing Work This session highlighted the UAB Family Medical Leave of Absence Policy and other Family Friendly Policies at UAB.
for institutional transformation includes offering similar programs for all faculty at and Family Two faculty from Social and Behavioral Sciences shared insights from their experiences having children while faculty at UAB. 17
UAB.
January 25 A How to Guide to Faculty learned tips for preparing grants, identifying funding sources, and getting the application through the UAB
External Funding Grants and Contracts office. 24
February 29 Leap into Leadership This session was led by President Carol Garrison, and Dean Harold Jones, Health Professions. Dr. Garrison provided
“tips” on how to be successful in an academic position. Dr. Jones discussed career progression and characteristics of a
leader. 24
March 28 Diversity and Excellence This session was led by Dr. Louis Dale, Vice President of Equity and Diversity at UAB, Daphne Powell, Representative from
the Commission on the Status of Women, and Kathryn Morgan, Associate Professor and Affirmative Action Officer in the
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Dale discussed some initiatives at UAB for promoting equity and diversity.
Kay discussed recruiting tactics. Daphne talked about the four primary initiatives of the commission. 18
Lunch and Learn Results:
Overall feedback from event evaluations is very positive. Completed evaluations reveal that participants were overall satisfied with the time allotted for the seminars, each of the topics, the
presenters for each event, and the networking aspect with other female faculty. As a needs assessment for future seminars, participants are asked to provide topics that they would like to
see discussed.
Mentoring Workshops
Academic Leadership Training Schedule 2007-2008
Date Topic Description Attendance September 7, 2007: Mentoring Workshop Part I
This seminar was led by Jerry Patterson, PhD from the School of Education.
September 14 Strategic Feedback Participants in this seminar were provided with tools and techniques they can use when faced with the Dr. Patterson led the group with a thoughtful discussion of what mentors need to
and 21 responsibility of sharing difficult feedback. This seminar was interactive, with small groups, case studies and movie clips know to be effective in their role. 25 ADVANCE Mentors attended this event.
so that participants can practice the skills introduced 50
October 5, 2007 and October 19, 2007: Mentoring Workshop Part II
Visiting Scholar Program September 21 Strategic Feedback Building on Part I, this seminar was more focused on how to use structured communication techniques when the conversation Dr. Patterson used feedback from the first Workshop to facilitate a discussion on
the following topics:
and October 5 is confrontational and about to escalate out of control. Case studies, small and large group activities were used to allow
participants the opportunity to apply the techniques recommended in the classroom. 51
¨ How to help the Mentee plan for long-term success
The purpose of the Visiting Scholar Program is to bring distinguished female sci- October 26 Rational Leadership Dr. Jerry Patterson from the School of Education led this seminar which focused on several topics including rational vs. ¨ How to strengthen communication between Mentor and Mentee and build col-
entists and engineers to the UAB campus in order to increase the visibility of in a Non-Rational World non-rational organizations, dimensions of Resilience, and dealing with organizational change. 26 laborative relationships
women scholars within the hosting department/school and to provide UAB faculty ¨ How to strengthen technical knowledge and skills
with the opportunity to interact with these scholars. Bringing women scholars who November 9 Strategic Planning and Dr. Harold Jones, Dean of Health Professions at UAB led this session on team building and leadership. His discussion ¨ How to make sense of the organizational culture, while keeping a healthy per-
will energize faculty, bring creative ideas, and offer the potential for collaboration Team Building utilized points from the book, The Five Disciplines of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. 32 spective balancing professional and personal life
are best suited for funding by this program. Visiting Scholars traveled to UAB for
a one- to three-day period, met with faculty and students in their discipline, pre- January 11 360 Evaluations A thorough overview of 360 degree feedback assessments and the assessment’s purpose and value was covered in this seminar, A combined total of 38 ADVANCE Mentors attended these workshops.
sented one or more seminars and/or colloquia, and shared with UAB women fac- highlighting one assessment called the Leadership Effectiveness Analysis™. 19
ulty and students their personal experiences in successfully advancing their pro- January 18, 2008 and February 15, 2008: Mentee Luncheons
fessional career. January 25 The Basics of This session was led by Cheryl Locke, UAB Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Locke discussed how to perform effective Led by Dr. Lowell Wenger, ADVANCE Mentees attended a luncheon to discuss
Performance Evaluations faculty evaluations that lead to development plans to enhance growth and improve performance. 31 the Mentoring program, successes, and overall goals for mentees. A combined
28 Mentees attended these luncheons.
October 25, 2007: Patricia Mooney, PhD, Physics February 8 Working with your This session was led by Dr. Harlan Sands, Associate Provost for Administration and Finance. Dr. Sands offered tips to working
Financial Officer with Financial Officers in departments across campus. 29 February 1, 2008: Mentor Luncheon
Dr. Mooney has experience in both academia and industry, at a time when few This luncheon was an informal gathering of ADVANCE Mentors to discuss the
women approached these fields. As part of the Lunch and Learn session on February 15 Finance and Budgeting This session was led by Dr. Eli Capilouto, Provost. The discussion focused on revenue sources for the university, and how progress that they have made with their mentees as well as to ask questions
“Strategies for Success: Preparing for Promotion,” she was able to offer a unique financial resources are allocated to the various units. 24 of colleagues about ways to address certain issues. 15 Mentors and adminis-
perspective on the life of a female professional. 24 ADVANCE Faculty attended trators attended this luncheon
this event. February 22 UAB Leave Policies This session was led by Anita Bonasera, a manager in employee relations. Anita discussed the Medical and Family Leave
Process, and facilitated a question and answer session among the group. 9
January 23, 2008: Jody Miller, PhD, Justice Sciences March 7 Was this in the We invited a group of current and former Chairs, representing departments across the campus, to serve as a panel to talk
Job Description? about some of the more difficult issues Chairs deal with every day. 24
Dr. Miller specializes in feminist theory and qualitative research methods. Dr.
Miller was recently promoted to the rank of Professor in the Department of Crimi-
nology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She spoke to Overall Satisfaction with Academic Leadership Training 2007-2008
ADVANCE faculty on how she got to where she is today. 12 ADVANCE Faculty
attended this event. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
March 5-6, 2008: Antoinette Taylor, PhD, Physics 50%
40%
Antoinette (Toni) Taylor is the Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Nanotech- 30%
20%
nology, a joint Sandia/LANL nanoscience center funded through the Office of 10%
Science in the Department of Energy. She spoke with undergraduate and gradu- 0%
Strategic Strategic Performanc Working
Rational Team Finance and Leave Panel
ate students about looking toward careers in physics. Feedback
Part I
Feedback
Part II
Leadership Building
360 Evals e
Evaluations
with your
Financial
Budgeting Policies Discussion
This seminar provided Valuable Information and tools to me as 93% 94% 94% 100% 91% 100% 93% 100% 100% 89%
a Chair/Program Director
Would Recommend Seminar to other Chairs/Program Directors 85% 94% 81% 100% 73% 100% 93% 100% 100% 78%
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