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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Council on Gender Equity

Request for Proposals Spring 2008

Promoting Gender Equity in Faculty Development at Illinois

The Council on Gender Equity with support from the Office of the Provost at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to request proposals for seed grant funding (between $10K-15K) to initiate action-oriented interventions in support of gender equity in faculty development at this university, especially in areas of hiring, mentoring, retention, promotion, and institutional culture.  Proposals may seek to:

  1. increase the number of women faculty and students in units where they are traditionally under-represented (considerations of how race, ethnicity and sexuality are related to gender equity should be explicit)
  2. institutionalize gender equity initiatives, such as establishing incentives for units that improve gender equity and consequences for those that do not; offering gender equity education and training for faculty and administrators; and data gathering and reporting to monitor and raise awareness of gender equity issues, among other initiatives
  3. redefine workplace culture as it relates to gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality

Proposals will be evaluated on their long-term impact and visibility as well as their ability to help make the University of Illinois a leader in the area of gender and racial equity.  Proposals should be no longer than 5 pages in length and include overview and goal of project, strategies, timeline, and anticipated outcomes, as well as plans for assessment of the action’s influence on campus, and an itemized budget. Proposed projects should include a signed cover sheet indicating the approval of the relevant department/unit head and dean.

Projects could include: 

  • interventions in search processes to increase the number of women and people of color interviewed and considered for employment especially in areas of the university where they are under-represented (e.g., cluster hires that bring in multiple faculty on a particular theme, committee training, etc.)

  • programs designed to enhance the ability of reviewers to equitably assess the performance of faculty from under-represented groups, including service activities, and provide accountability for equitable performance reviews

  • projects to enhance the ability of women who have left the tenure track for family reasons to re-enter,

  • plans for assessing the unique service that faculty of color and women faculty provide to mentor students in institutional environments where these groups are underrepresented.

Faculty, groups of faculty, and staff and administrators in any department or unit are encouraged to apply. Multidisciplinarity is encouraged. Projects that begin in spring semester 2008 will be given preference, but other proposals will be considered; projects can last longer than one semester. Proposals are due by 5 p.m., March 14, 2008.

Submit proposals to:

Council on Gender Equity

Attn: Cris Mayo and Gale Summerfield

c/o Women and Gender in Global Perspectives

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

320 International Studies Building

910 S. Fifth St.

Champaign, IL 61820

Mailcode: MC 480

Or submit by email:

summrfld@uiuc.edu and cmayo@uiuc.edu

For more information, please contact:

Anita Kaiser arkaiser@uiuc.edu, 333-6221

 

 


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