Michigan Tech has been a participant in the NSF ADVANCE vision of STEM equity and campus-wide faculty advancement since 2006. See ADVANCE at Michigan Tech for activities, programs, and policies 2006-2016. Three initiatives lead the university’s ongoing work on responsive campus improvement and self-study.
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Advanced Matrix Process for University Programs (AMP-UP)—a Lean Continuous Improvement (CI) process to dynamically identify, plan, implement, assess, and adjust policies, practices, and programs to enhance faculty success and increase retention. This is a pilot project to implement a transformative and sustainable process of improvement in academic processes.
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Diversity Literacy Online Workshop—a mandatory faculty bias literacy workshop introducing concepts of implicit bias, accumulation of disadvantage, and micro-practices that encumber selection, hiring, and promotion processes. The Workshop also includes a Legal Aspects training component.
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Early Career Management (ECM)—a program involving first-year support teams for new faculty. The teams engage the issues particular to each faculty member’s successful management of research, teaching, and service responsibilities.
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AMP-UP Activities
| AMP-UP Activities | |
| Jul 6, 2017 | P&T and Reappointment Kaizen III |
| Jun 29, 2017 | AMP-UP Leaders Meeting |
| May 25, 2017 | Data Collection & Analysis Team Meeting |
| May 11, 2017 | Reminder Webinar Invite: Scholarship & Research Dynamics Group |
| Mar 21, 2017 | AMP-UP Data Collection & Analysis |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Teaching, Research and Service Kaizen |
| Mar 16, 2017 | AMP-UP Dual Career |
| Mar 13, 2017 | AMP-UP Unit Climate |
| Feb 28, 2017 | AMP-UP Scholarship & Research Dynamics |
| Feb 20, 2017 | P&T and Reappointment Kaizen |
| Jan 24, 2017 | AMP-UP Data Collection & Analysis |
Diversity Literacy Workshop Dates
| DIVERSITY LITERACY FALL REFRESHER I | |
| September 11 - 15, 2017 | Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop |
| September 16 - 22, 2017 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
| DIVERSITY LITERACY FALL FULL COURSE | |
| October 9 - 27, 2017 | Diversity Literacy Full Course |
| October 28 - November 4, 2017 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
| DIVERSITY LITERACY FALL REFRESHER II | |
| November 27 - December 1, 2017 | Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop |
| December 2 - 8, 2017 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
| DIVERSITY LITERACY SPRING REFRESHER I | |
| January 29 - February 2, 2018 | Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop |
| February 3 - 9, 2018 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
| DIVERSITY LITERACY SPRING FULL COURSE | |
| February 12 - March 2, 2018 | Diversity Literacy Full Course |
| February 10 - 16, 2018 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
| DIVERSITY LITERACY SPRING REFRESHER II | |
| April 16 - 20, 2018 | Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop |
| April 21 - 27, 2018 | Legal Aspects of Hiring—online course |
ECM Activities
| 2016-2017 ECM COHORT | |
| 4/28/17 | ECM Thank you and Networking Social |
| 1/25/17 | Orientation for Spring 2017 ECM Members |
| 1/16/17 | Mid-Program ECM New Faculty Meeting |
| 1/4/17 | ECM participants invited to VPR Office Research Development Day |
| 12/16/16 | C-Cubed End of Semester Social/Networking for ECM |
| 12/15/16 | C-Cubed End of Semester Social/Networking for ECM |
| 10/16/16 | ECM Social/Networking Hike Up Mt Baldy |
| 10/10/16 | ECM New Faculty Orientation |
| 10/7/16 | ECM Department Chairs and Catch All Orientation |
| 10/5/16 | ECM Internal/External Advocates Orientation |
| 8/16/16 | ECM panel at New Faculty Orientation |
| 2015-2016 ECM COHORT | |
| 4/27/16 | ECM Thank you and Networking Social |
| 1/12/16 | Mid-Program ECM Advocates and Chairs Meeting |
| 9/21/15 | ECM New Faculty Informational Session |
| 1/7/16 | Mid-Program ECM New Faculty Meeting |
| 9/11/15 | ECM participants Make Up Information Session |
| 9/10/15 | External Advocates Informational ECM Committee Meeting |
| 9/1/15 | Internal Advocates Informational ECM Committee Meeting |