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  • ADVANCE
  • Action Areas and Strategic Initiatives

UMSL ADVANCE consists of three complementary and overlapping action areas to realize our vision and goals.

To recruit, retain, and advance more women STEM and SBS faculty, particularly African American and Hispanic women, in tenured and tenure-track positions to better reflect the projected demographics of the UMSL student body and workforce needs.

Strategic initiatives:

  • Equity Advisors 
  • Faculty Search Committee Consulation & Trainings
  • Tenure and Promotion Committee Consultation & Trainings
  • Entering Mentoring mentorship support curriculum to enhance efficacy of mentoring relationships.

microscopeTo educate and empower UMSL faculty, staff, and administrators on evidence-based methods to address gender- and racial/ethnic-related biases and challenges that affect the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty, particularly African American and Hispanic women, and other historically underrepresented groups in academic STEM and SBS careers.

Strategic initiatives:

  • Women’s Faculty Network
  • Guest speakers, workshops

beakers To modify and restructure institutional policies and processes to achieve gender equity among STEM and SBS faculty, and cultivate an inclusive workplace climate where women faculty, particularly African American and Hispanic women, and other historically underrepresented groups in STEM and SBS academic professions will thrive.

Strategic initiatives:

  • Review of institutional policies and procedures that affect the academic workplace climate and culture (e.g. hiring, promotion, retention).
  • Campus Climate Survey