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Leveraging Experience To Accelerate Progress: Moving Towards Gender Equity In Engineering Education
(2003-06-10)Tufts University and the Intel Foundation sponsored a conference on gender equity in engineering education at the National Academy of Engineering January 14-15, 2003, in Washington DC. Engineering schools were invited to ... -
Salary Equity Study: Virginia Tech, Spring 2004
(Virginia Tech, 2004)Virginia Tech recently received funding from NSF under the auspices of Advance to promote the participation of women faculty in science and engineering. As a grant recipient, the university is required to investigate equity ... -
Virginia Tech Task Force on Race and the Institution Final Report
(Office of the Provost, 2007-04-11)The Task Force on Race and the Institution was formed by Provost Mark McNamee in August 2006 to examine key issues of race, racism, and racial inequity at Virginia Tech. Addressing such issues ultimately provides a more ... -
Salary Equity Study 2007
(Virginia Tech, 2007-08-03)As part of the ongoing Advance grant program, Virginia Tech conducts salary equity studies on a regular basis to determine sources of variation in faculty salaries. This year’s equity study, conducted by the Office of ... -
Report of the Implementation Team Addressing Recommendations of the Task Force on Race and the Institution
(Office of the Provost, 2008-08)The Task Force on Race and the Institution identified a number of strategies that could be adopted by Virginia Tech, many more than could be successfully launched and sustained, and some which are already addressed by ... -
Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook 2009/2010
(Virginia Tech, 2009-05)University policies are located on the university’s website at www.policies.vt.edu. Many important procedures are located on the websites of the Controller’s Office (www.co.vt.edu), Purchasing Office (www.purch.vt.edu), ... -
Perspectives on Leadership from Female Engineering Deans
(American Society Of Civil Engineers, 2010)Despite tremendous gains over the past 30 years, women are still severely underrepresented in engineering and engineering education. In 2009, only 17.8% of the more than 74,000 engineering bachelor's degrees awarded in the ... -
Introduction to special issue on women in civil engineering
(Asce, 2010)In 1929, civil engineer Elsie Eaves, the first female full member, senior member, and honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, wrote a chapter on civil engineering for a book titled An Outline of Careers ... -
Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook 2010/2011
(Virginia Tech, 2010-08)University policies are located on the university’s website at www.policies.vt.edu. Many important procedures are located on the websites of the Controller’s Office (www.co.vt.edu), Purchasing Office (www.purch.vt.edu), ... -
The Role of Mentoring in the Careers of Women Engineering Deans
(2011)Despite tremendous gains over the past 30 years, women are still severely underrepresented in engineering and engineering education. In 2009, only 17.8% of the more than 74,000 engineering bachelor's degrees awarded in the ... -
AC 2011-851: Impact of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant at a STEM-Dominant University
(American Society For Engineering Education, 2011)The National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program was established to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. Virginia Tech has used ... -
Women engineering deans in the United States: A new model for academic leadership
(Engineers Australia, 2011)In 2010, 18.1% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering went to women, down from 21.2% in 1999... -
The Engineering "Pipeline" Metaphor and the Careers of Female Deans of Engineering
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Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook 2011/2012
(Virginia Tech, 2011-08)University policies are available online, as are many important procedures maintained by purchasing, human resources, and the controller’s office. These websites will be updated as policies and procedures change. Please ... -
National Capital Region 2012–2018 Strategic Plan
(Virginia Tech, 2012)The strategic plan of the National Capital Region responds to the challenges and opportunities presented in Virginia Tech’s Plan for a New Horizon. It is a plan that builds on the history of Virginia Tech in the National ... -
From Advancing Women in Science and Engineering to Advancing Diversity at Virginia Tech
(2012-06-26)The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s ADVANCE program focuses on institutional transformation to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) ... -
Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook 2012/2013
(Virginia Tech, 2012-08-10)University policies are available online, as are many important procedures maintained by purchasing, human resources, and the controller’s office. These websites will be updated as policies and procedures change. Please ... -
Virginia Tech Faculty Compensation: Salaries, Departures, and Retentions
(Virginia Tech, 2013-01-10)In the increasingly competitive global economy, the demand for talent and innovation has intensified, as has competition for the best and brightest. Consistent with this macroeconomic trend, the market for faculty has ... -
Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook 2013/2014
(Virginia Tech, 2013-09-09)University policies are available online, as are many important procedures maintained by purchasing, human resources, and the controller’s office. These websites will be updated as policies and procedures change. Please ... -
Work/Life Policies: Not for Women Only
(2014-03-03)In 2003, Virginia Tech received an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant to address gender equity in academic science and engineering careers. The university has since implemented a number of work/life balance ...
