Presentation from ICWES 15 Conference - July 2011, Australia

1. M.E. Bock,
Presidential ADVANCE Advocate
Purdue University, USA
http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/advance

2. ADVANCE
Purdue University
West Lafayette Campus
~ 40,000 students
~3,000 faculty

3. Purdue ADVANCE goals
• (1) To increase the number of women of color
in STEM tenure-track faculty positions
• (2) To improve the success of all women
STEM tenure-track faculty members
• (3) To engage all faculty members in
transforming the institution

4. Recruitment of Diverse Faculty
• Seminars and Conferences
• Cultural Centers
• Diversity Catalyst Program
• Search Chair Workshops on Faculty Hiring
• Presidential ADVANCE Advocate

5. Departmental Faculty Hiring Process at
Purdue’s 10 Colleges:
Agriculture,
Education,
Engineering,
Health and Human Sciences,
Liberal Arts,
Management,
Pharmacy,
Science,
Technology,
Veterinary Medicine

6. Effective Departmental Strategies for
Recruiting Diverse Faculty
• Head Accountability
• Location of Discipline Pipeline Leaks
• Sources of Diverse Faculty Members
• Individual Advocates for Faculty Diversity
• Sharing Information within and among College
Diversity Committees

7. Purdue Center for Faculty Success
http://www.purdue.edu/discovery park/advance/cfs