IMPLEMENTATION
The $3.5 million, five-year grant period, is being implemented in the following ways:
The Pilot Phase (2004) launched the initiatives
by providing intensive coaching, mentoring,
networking, and training and development sessions
for women faculty, department chairs and students
in four pilot departments from the four participating
schools: Chemistry (Arts & Sciences), Mechanical &
Aerospace Engineering (Case School of Engineering),
Organizational Behavior (Weatherhead School of
Mangement), and Physiology & Biophysics (School of
Medicine).
In addition, the deans of the four schools received
coaching and worked closely with the ACES team
to launch the initiatives in their schools.
The first of 19 Distinguished Lectureships were
awarded to support campus visits by senior women
scientists or engineers.
Phase I (2005) introduced the initiatives on a
large scale into 10 new departments in the four
participating schools.
Also launched during this phase was the annual
Provost Leadership Retreat (www.case.edu/admin/
aces/retreat/agenda2005.htm), the Student Gender
Awareness modules (www.case.edu/admin/
aces/studentawareness.htm), and the Networking
and Training events (www.case.edu/admin/aces/
networkingevents.htm).
New Search Committee Tools and Workshops were
developed by the Faculty Diversity Specialist and are
available to the entire university community on the
Faculty Diversity website at:
www.case.edu/president/aaction/aaeeo.html
Phase II (2006) Added eight new departments
and is the beginning of the effort to identify the
components of the program that will be permanently
institutionalized.
New activities included Hotline Coaching services
for women faculty throughout the university,
grassroots efforts with male faculty for climate
change, and a university-wide meeting for women
faculty for information dissemination about ACES
and its institutionalization.
Phase III (2007) The final nine departments will
incorporate the feedback report from the NSF site visit
and self-study sessions as a means of refining the best
practices and focusing future ongoing research study.
Final Phase (2008) The last phase of the grant will be
the institutionalization of best practices initiatives. To read a PDF file containing more information about the ACES program at Case, click this link.
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