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Updates on recent activities at BGSU, including meetings with Provost Borland, climate survey administration, and amendments to Medical and Family Leave charter. Plans for fostering collegiality, mentoring, and addressing gender equality in STEM. Discussion on the chilly classroom climate and strategies to create a more welcoming environment.
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Progress • Met with Provost Borland 1/26/2010 • Climate Survey • Currently being administered • Medical and Family Leave charter amendments • Reviewed by Faculty Welfare Committee, General Counsel, and Deans • Currently in Amendments and Bylaws and SEC • Meet with women in science departments • Completed • Bernice Sandler visit • In planning: target date of May 4
Meeting with women faculty in science departments • Held 3/18 and 3/19 • Summary: • Changing the culture • Making connections • Formal and/or informal meetings/gatherings • Mentoring • Accumulation of (dis)advantage
Bernice Sandler visit: May 4 • Proposed Agenda • Breakfast with women from IDEAL science departments • Chilly climate, Title IX and STEM, etc. • Panel discussion • The role of Title IX in expanding faculty opportunities in STEM disciplines • Address to BGSU Faculty Senate • Overview of ‘the chilly classroom climate’ and strategies to warm up the atmosphere • Athletics
Team Coaching session • Deborah A. O'Neil • PhD in Organizational Behavior • Assistant Professor in the College of Business Administration • Met February 4 • Reviewed teams progress and project plans