Advocates and Allies Call for Applications
Advocates and Allies invites faculty and staff to apply to become part of the Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B) or Advocates Team. These two units will work in conjunction with the ADVANCE Initiative to plan and implement workshops for the campus and work to institutionalize the Advocates and Allies program at Michigan Tech.
What is Advocates and Allies?
Advocates and Allies is one of three programs that are part of the NSF-funded ADVANCE Initiative dedicated to engaging majority stakeholders in the dissemination of knowledge on gender equity and actively participating in activities to increase allyship on campus.
What is the Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B)?
A3B is a group of women, minorities and gender-diverse individuals who will work with the NSF-funded ADVANCE team to select, guide and advise the Advocates Team. The two groups will then work in tandem to make our campus culture more inclusive by advancing knowledge, allyship and policy/practices.
What is the Advocates Team?
This group of majority stakeholders (men) will work closely with the NSF-funded ADVANCE Initiative and A3B to make our campus culture more inclusive by advancing knowledge, allyship and policy/practices. Advocates will be expected to participate in program development and delivery while executing personal action plans related to equity issues on campus.
Apply online using our interest form. The deadline is Oct. 1.
If you have any questions, please email us at advance-mtu@mtu.edu.