FCSM Diversity Action Plan
Fisher College of Science and Mathematics (FCSM) Climate
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formalize FCSM Diversity Action Committee (DAC) agenda items as a standing agenda item in FCSM College Council (CC) meetings | FCSM College Council & DAC | FCSM DiAC Chair & CC Chair | Completed |
| FCSM New Faculty Orientation program |
FCSM Departments, Dean’s Office |
FCSM | Ongoing |
| Develop plan for annual recognition (Fall Forum) for individual(s) and/or department(s) exhibiting best practices in support of diversity initiatives | Annual self-assessment from each department based on current departmental Diversity Action Plans and meetings | FCSM DAC Chair and FCSM Department Chairs | Ongoing |
| Establish DEIJ Faculty/Staff representative/Fellow in FCSM to coordinate DEIJ efforts | DEIJ Taskforce Committee, DAC, OIIE | FCSM Dean’s Office, DAC Chair; DEIJ Taskforce Committee; OIIE | In Discussion |
| Update DEIJ website with relevant University and Departmental Data, including best practices, reference resources for dissemination | Management plan for updates | FCSM DAC Chair and FCSM Webmaster | Ongoing |
| Hold DEIJ Summit Meetings in FCSM to discuss DEIJ climate concerns in college | DEIJ Taskforce collaborating with DAC and OIIE | DEIJ Taskforce collaborating with DAC and OIIE | Ongoing |
FCSM Faculty Recruitment
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure diverse composition of search committees | Departmental Records Office of Inclusion Records |
FCSM Department Chairs; FCSM Dean’s Office | Completed on annual basis, as searches arise |
| Ensure dissemination of advertisements to diverse outlets | FCSM Dean’s Office |
FCSM Deans’ Office, FCSM Department Chairs, DAC Committee & Chair |
Ongoing |
| Develop a working list of outlets for recruiting underrepresented groups to be made available on FCSM website and/or via email communications | FCSM Diversity Action Committee | FCSM DAC Chair | Completed, Annual |
| FCSM DEIJ student survey to identify DEIJ issues in the college and address these in a timely fashion |
Assess responses from student survey |
DAC Chair, DAC, FCSM Dean’s Office, OIIE | In progress, FCSM student survey completed |
| Encourage faculty membership in minority/underrepresented group professional societies |
Survey of FCSM faculty (Potential funds available to support secondary memberships) |
Dean, FCSM, DAC Chair |
Completed, Annual |
| FCSM faculty recruitment goals will align with the statistics related to race and ethnicity for the recruitment area | Compare recruitment statistics against national figures for Ph.D. in each discipline | FCSM, DAC Chair | Completed, Annual |
FCSM Faculty Retention
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop guidelines for new faculty mentoring by specifying how mentors might be selected to help faculty prepare for annual/3rd year/tenure review/promotion to full professor (e.g., select senior faculty mentors in related research area or with similar interests in teaching etc.) | Measures to assess role of mentoring in faculty retention and how mentoring effectiveness can be improved (are approaches adopted by some departments more successful than others | FCSM Department Chairs, P & T Chair |
Ongoing |
| Develop guidelines for new faculty mentoring by specifying how mentors might be selected to help faculty prepare for annual/3rd year/tenure review/promotion to full professor (if possible select senior faculty mentors in related research area or with similar interests in teaching etc.) | Measures to assess role of mentoring in faculty retention and how mentoring effectiveness can be improved (are approaches adopted by some departments more successful than others, how can the FCSM reward successful departments? give an annual award for most successful department?) | Department Chair, P & T Chair |
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| Evaluate faculty review results to identify faculty member's strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan to address issues before the next review | Measure success of plan and list plan changes to be made if any | Faculty member and mentor, Chair, P & T Chair |
Ongoing |
| FCSM DEIJ faculty and student surveys to identify DEIJ issues in the college and address these in a timely fashion | Assess responses from student survey | Faculty member and mentor, Chair, P & T Chair |
Ongoing |
| Identify areas that impact faculty retention (determine resources/ equipment needed by new faculty for research and teaching), ways to give credit for activities that complement teaching and scholarship, spouse or partner employment, new faculty development workshops and information resources, workload/ salary/travel/ compensation issues) | Determine what resources/equipment are needed and evaluate ways to effectively meet new faculty requests; ways to assess new faculty feedback and concerns; evaluate success of specific actions taken to improve faculty retention | Faculty member, FCSM Chairs | Partial/Ongoing |
| Establish interdepartmental opportunities for networking | Happy Hours or FCSM-wide seminars and receptions | Partial |
FCSM Faculty Professional Development
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invite a diversity speaker annually | Distribute a short questionnaire/information sheet at the end of the talk. Allocate some funds for the speakers. | Dean’s Office, Departments, FCSM DAC & CC |
Partial |
| Apply for new award category in diversity (department or individual) | Dean’s Office, FCSM Department Chairs, DAC Chair | In Discussion | |
| Establish diversity committees in each department | Develop departmental diversity action plans and perform annual assessments | FCSM Chairs | Completed |
| Have each instructor add a diversity link to each of their syllabi. FCSM DAC will write a brief, universal statement to be added with link to information. | The department chairs should communicate this requirement to the faculty. | FCSM Chairs | Completed |
| Each department web page should have a diversity link to several pages, including contact names for students | Inform FCSM chairs to set a deadline | FCSM Chairs | Partial |
FCSM Student Recruitment
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCSM student recruitment goals should be aligned with Maryland ethnicity statistics | Annually review FCSM Student ethnicity | Office or Institutional Research (IR), Research, FCSM DAC |
Completed |
| FCSM DEIJ student survey to identify DEIJ issues in the college and address these in a timely fashion | Assess responses from student survey | DAC Chair, DAC, FCSM Dean’s Office | Nearly Completed |
| Create an active network with Alumni (Target Science Education Faculty who can recommend TU to students) | Alumni Relations, TURFA | Partial | |
| FCSM Participation in High School College Fairs | Check University level recruitment efforts | Admissions, FCSM Dean’s Office | Annually |
| Encourage recruitment Field-trips to High Schools and Community Colleges led by FCSM Student Organizations (e.g. MSTC) | FCSM Departments | Partial | |
| Create partnerships with other Universities, Colleges and Community Colleges (e.g. transfer students) | Gather list of all articulation agreements | FCSM Departments; TU Career Center & FCSM STEM Career Coach | Partial |
| Support women in STEM |
Offer coursework, research experiences, seminars, and one-on-one mentorship to selected scholars (e.g., Hill-Lopes Scholars) |
Ms. Kristin Pinkowski | Ongoing |
| Facilitate one-on-one TU/High school mentoring program | Pilot program? | FCSM Dean’s Office | Partial |
| Encourage admissions to conduct tours in other languages (targeting 1st generation families) | Provide suggestion to Admissions | Admissions; FCSM Dean’s Office | In Discussion |
| Facilitate grant writing to support Pre-college Summer College Experience (students in 10th and 11th grade)—(include Pre-Professional Skills Tests –SAT-Workshop) see appendix for detail | Encourage multi-institutional program | Partial | |
| Facilitate grant or paper writing opportunities to support faculty over summer months | FACET | Completed | |
| Support faculty participation in recruitment when attending the McNair/ABRCMS/SACNAS Conference to present their or their student's research | Provide recruitment materials | FCSM Dean’s Office, Bridges to Baccalaureate Program | Completed |
FCSM Student Retention
| ACTION STEPS | ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES | RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) | TIME FRAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assist faculty to be sensitive to the issue of diversity in the classroom | Orientation of faculty at the college and department level | DAC, FCSM Taskforce Committee | Partial |
| FCSM DEIJ student survey to identify DEIJ issues in the college and address them | Assess responses from student survey | DAC Chair, DAC, FCSM Dean’s Office | Nearly Completed |
| Assist faculty with ways to introduce diversity in the classroom and make course material more inclusive | Orientation function for new faculty. Establish web resource site with best practices for current and new faculty | DAC, FCSM Taskforce Committee | Partial |
| Support women in STEM |
Offer coursework, research experiences, seminars, and one-on-one mentorship to selected scholars (e.g., Hill-Lopes Scholars) |
Ms. Kristin Pinkowski | Ongoing |
| Work with University to increase support services to students from underrepresented groups | Increase FCSM support for TOPS, TOP10 and other TU outreach initiatives to underserved groups Establish "baseline" data for these students and determine action plan if needed | FCSM Dean’s Office; STEM Program Director | Completed |
Current Leadership
| position | Membership |
|---|---|
| FCSM Dean’s Office |
Drs. Matthew Nugent (Dean), Vonnie Shields (Associate Dean) & Ms. Amanda Charles (Executive Administrative Assistant) |
| FCSM DAC Committee | Dr. Vonnie Shields (Chair), Drs. Renee Dickey, Khanh-Hoa Tran-Ba, Joyram Chakraborty, Min Ji, Phuoc Ha, Oreoluwa Adamolekun (student rep.) |
| FCSM College Council |
Dr. Pamela Lottero-Perdue (Chair), Drs. Daniel Caetano, Elana Ehrlich, Nicole Carbonaro, Shannon Stitzel, Jinie Pak, Yeong-Tae Song, Na Chang, Jing Tian, Jia-An Yan, Michelle Casey, Faith Weeks, Emily O'Donnell (grad student rep.), Madison Previti (undergraduate student rep.) |
| FCSM New Faculty Orientation Programs |
Dr. Kelly Elkins |
| FCSM Chairs |
Drs. John Sivey, Jennifer Scott, Petra Tsuji, Michael McGuire, Sandy Spitzer |
| FCSM Hill-Lopes Scholars Program |
Ms. Kristin Pinkowski (Program Coordinator) |
| FCSM Webmaster |
Howard Kaplon |
| FCSM STEM Career Coach |
Ms. Tanja Swain |
| FACET |
Dr. Patricia Westerman (Assistant Provost, Faculty Academic Center of Excellence), Bridges to Baccalaureate Program Co-Directors (NIH-funded) - Drs. Michelle Snyder & Elana Ehrlich |
| STEM Program Director |
Dr. Sharlene Roberson |