Newsletter Early Spring 2018

AdvanceRIT Fall 2017, Session Recaps

Participants reported a greater awareness of the meaning of a vibrant learning environment, inclusive of all students. About a month after the workshop, people described motivation to cultivate vibrant learning environments in their own classrooms, believing they could make a difference in students’ lives for the better.

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First Women’s Caucus launched as part of RIT Academic Senate

New shared governance organization focuses on advocacy and collaboration on important women’s issues Carol Marchetti, professor of statistics, AdvanceRIT co-PI, and coordinator of the RIT Women’s Caucus, formally launched the Women’s Caucus, a new campus advocacy organization, at the Nov. 16 Academic Senate meeting.

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Promotion Package Prep (P cubed): Celebrating Promotion

The P³ Group started in 2016 and the first group consisted of women faculty from five different colleges (COS, KGCOE, CAST, GCCIS, and NTID). Out of this group, six submitted their proposal packages and all were promoted to full professor. Based on the positive feedback from participants the first year, we broadened the effort and we now coordinate the formation of P³ Groups for ALL interested tenured faculty seeking promotion to full Professor and lecturers seeking promotion to Senior or Principal Lecturer.

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2018 Connect Grant Recipients

Capacity-Building for Broader Impacts Contributions to STEM and Science Policy Research PI – Evelyn Brister, Associate Professor of Philosophy, CLA  

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