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There were 200 attendees at the four events we held in Year 4; 78 of these attendees indicated that the event was their first ADVANCE event. Most respondents at these events indicated that they would recommend future ADVANCE events to their colleagues.

ISU ADVANCE Workshop for Department Chairs – Promotion and Tenure at ISU: Strategies for Ensuring Equity

Date: 4/20/2009

This event had 37 attendees, 18 of whom filled out evaluation forms. About 8% of the participants had never attended an ADVANCE event prior to this workshop. The overview of the workshop was ranked 4.5 on a 5.0 scale. The opportunity to discuss promotion and tenure issues was ranked 4.6 on a 5.0 scale. The Reader’s Theatre presentation was ranked 4.7 on a 5.0 scale. Several people indicated that the role play in the Reader’s Theatre was an excellent vehicle to demonstrate issues with the promotion and tenure process.

Workshop on Resources for Chairs and Deans on Faculty Flexibility Date: 11/4/2009

This event had 45 attendees, 17 of whom filled out evaluation forms. About 45% of the participants had never attended an ADVANCE event prior to this workshop. The overview of the workshop was ranked 4.4 on a 5.0 scale. The opportunity to discuss flexibility issues was also ranked 4.4 on a 5.0 scale. The highest rating was whether department chairs would benefit from the information presented and discussed in the workshop (4.6). The lowest rating was for whether the information is important to the participant’s department (3.8). Several respondents indicated the open discussion portion of the workshop was not only the most valuable, but they would have liked to have more time. Several respondents also indicated that they gained strategies and ideas to take back and implement in their departments. About 87% of respondents indicated they would recommend ADVANCE events to their colleagues.

ISU ADVANCE Lunchtime Discussion on ISU Resources and Policies That Support Faculty Flexibility

Date: 11/17/2009

This event had 22 attendees, 15 of whom filled out evaluation forms. About 41% of the participants had never attended an ADVANCE event prior to this workshop. The overview of the workshop was ranked 4.6 on a 5.0 scale. The opportunity to discuss flexibility issues was also ranked 4.6 on a 5.0 scale. The highest rating was for both whether department chairs would benefit from the information presented and discussed in the workshop, and whether the information was important to the University as a whole (4.9). The lowest rating was for whether the workshop was relevant in my role as a faculty member and/or administrator (4.2). Several respondents indicated they attended the workshop to gain a better understanding of what policies and resources were available to them. About 95% of respondents indicated they would recommend ADVANCE events to their colleagues.

ISU ADVANCE Workshop on Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Faculty in STEM: The Case of the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute Summer

Research Program Date: 2/23/2010

This event had 81 attendees, 54 of whom submitted evaluation forms. This workshop consisted of a presentation followed by a case study exercise. The majority of

participants either agreed or strongly agreed (4.06 on a 5.0 scale) that the workshop content was relevant to their roles as faculty members, administrators, and/or students. The case study exercise was well received, and the majority of participants indicated that the exercise helped them to see ways that bias could occur in mentoring

relationships (3.92). The evaluation item about whether the workshop had increased participants’ knowledge of underrepresented minority faculty in STEM received the lowest rating (3.55). This average rating is understandable since the majority of the presentation focused on an educational program (i.e., MTBI) for underrepresented students that holds promise for increasing the numbers of underrepresented STEM faculty. However, three-quarters of participants (75%) noted they would recommend ADVANCE events to their colleagues, and almost two-thirds (66%) indicated that their expectations for the workshop had been met. Examination of participant comments on the evaluation forms provided only limited insight into the numerical ratings and instead revealed a broad range of perspectives. As one example, a few participants indicated they did not understand how the MTBI program was relevant to increasing faculty of color in STEM while others described the workshop as an opportunity to engage in active learning and found the workshop insightful and informational.

ISU ADVANCE Workshop on Pathways to Advancement: Associate to Full Professor Date: 3/29/2010

This event had 52 attendees, 30 of whom filled out evaluation forms. About 30% of the participants had never attended an ADVANCE event prior to this workshop.

Respondents agreed that the content was relevant to their role as a faculty member (4.3/5.0 scale, the highest score received) and the information was useful (4.1/5.0). However, responses to the questions about whether the attendees expectations were met was lower (3.7/5.0 scale) than we typically see in other ADVANCE workshops. Nevertheless, 24/30 responded that they would recommend ADVANCE workshops to colleagues. The free response comments indicated that some of the attendees were expecting more concrete ideas, data, and handouts. Dr. O’Connor plans to prepare resources, which will be distributed in the fall, for Chair and Deans and for faculty. Attendees offered several useful suggestions for topics for future ADVANCE workshops. C.8. COACHE survey second administration

During Year 4, the COACHE (Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education) survey was administered to tenure-eligible faculty at ISU. Dr. Sandra Gahn, co-PI and Craig Chatriand, graduate assistant, prepared data for the survey which was administered in Fall 2009 by Harvard University. The response rate at ISU was 57%. The COACHE survey was previously administered at ISU in Fall 2005. ISU ADVANCE is using data from the

COACHE survey as an indicator of changes in faculty satisfaction during the period of ADVANCE. Although we have not yet fully analyzed the responses from 2009, the COACHE staff has prepared a preliminary analysis that indicates faculty satisfaction has increased between 2005 and 2009, the period when ADVANCE has been active. According to COACHE staff: “(we) were just amazed at your results. I’m not sure if you realized it yet, but there was not a single item in the survey where your responses were significantly worse than the first administration and the number of areas of concern were generally low.” We will present a more complete comparison of changes in satisfaction of tenure-eligible faculty in an upcoming report.

C 9. Salary equity study, 2005-2008. The Salary Equity Study was finalized in 2009-10