Project Grant 2305546

This $990,183 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program supports Central Michigan University's "ADVANCE Adaptation" initiative to improve the workplace culture and climate for STEM faculty at the university. The key project components include:

1. Creating an "Advocates and Allies" program to support STEM faculty, 2) Ensuring transparent and fair policies and procedures, and 3) Developing more welcoming faculty recruitment practices and mentoring opportunities. The project aims to build an institutional culture of equity, transparent policies, and improved recruitment and mentoring, which will benefit all faculty and students at Central Michigan University. The project is designed to be sustainable and may produce tools that could benefit other institutions, such as a self-assessment checklist for departmental by-law reviews and a faculty recruitment/hiring toolkit. No subawards are planned under this grant, which has an award period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026.