2006 Advancing Women at Virginia Tech Workshop
Thursday, February 2, 2006
1:00 pm Welcome and Opening Keynote
Mark McNamee, Provost and AdvanceVT PI, Virginia Tech
Ben Dixon, Vice-President for Multicultural Affairs, Virginia Tech
Robert Jones, Senior Vice-President for System Administration, University of Minnesota
2:30 pm Break
3:00 pm AdvanceVT Faculty Survey Findings: Predictors of Satisfaction
Elizabeth Creamer, AdvanceVT Assessment Director
Deb Olsen, Associate Professor, School of Education, Virginia Tech
3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm Changing Academic Cultures for Women Faculty in Science and Engineering: A Preliminary Look at the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant program
Ellen Plummer, Director, Virginia Tech Women's Center
5:00 pm Reception
6:00 pm Dinner on your own
8:00 pm Open the Window, Lyric Theater
Friday, February 3, 2006
8:00 am Continental Breakfast, Poster Session, and AdvanceVT update
Mark McNamee, Provost and AdvanceVT PI, Virginia Tech
9:30 am Breakout Discussions
- By College
- Identify top three issues for the college
- Define what additional information is needed in order to address the issues
- Identify next step(s) and who should be responsible
- University Policies
- Modified Duties, Stop-the-clock
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Report back, lunch, and closing keynote
Lucinda Roy, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech
1:00 pm Adjourn