NSF ADVANCE Program in Florida - PAID (Alliance for the Advancement of Florida's Academic Women in Chemistry & Engineering
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Ceramic Engineering Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computing Diversity Construction Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Diversity Engineering Management Engineering Mechanics Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Geological Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mineral and Mining Engineering Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Nuclear Engineering Ocean Engineering Petroleum Engineering Software Engineering Surveying and Geomatics Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Women and Information Technology ADVANCE - NSF Programs Women Inventors Academic Careers and Issues |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Community - General |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Anne Donnelly Berrin Tansel Kathryn Borman Penny Gilmer Simone Peterson Hruda |
| Description: | Mission: The mission of the Alliance for the Advancement of Florida’s Academic Women in Chemistry and Engineering (AAFAWCE) ADVANCE-PAID program is to increase the representation and promote the advancement of academic women in chemistry and engineering, thereby developing a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Members: AAFAWCE is a collaboration of five Florida state universities: University of South Florida, Florida State University, the University of Florida, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Florida International University. |
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| Keywords: | gender equity career advising workplace productivity interdisciplinarity diversity |
| Is Component of: |
ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Portal |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
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The objectives of AAFAWCE ADVANCE-PAID project are: * Recruitment of Women Faculty: To assure the recruitment of women faculty to the sciences and engineering by providing opportunities, best practices and strategies for hiring women faculty in these areas. * Retention of Women Faculty through Mentoring and Advising: To assure the retention of women faculty in the sciences and engineering the Alliance will provide opportunities, infrastructure, and resources for mentoring and advising assistant and associate professors. * Promotion of Leadership Among Women Faculty: To increase the number of women in chemistry and engineering capitalizing on their leadership skills for career advancement and the attainment of leadership positions. |
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Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | March 2010 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://anthropology.usf.edu/advancepaid/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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