Cultural Transformation

A few of the "Eight by '08" goals center on improving the climate and culture for faculty using flexible policy options.

Three goals fall within cultural transformation:

1. Expanding the quarterly ADVANCE leadership development workshops for chairs and emerging leaders to non-ADVANCE departments to increase both awareness of policy merit and availability, and chair support of policy utilization by faculty;
2. Increasing the number of faculty using these policies by making deans and department chairs accountable for the work-family climate of their respective colleges and departments; and
3. Using the availability of these flexible policy options as a faculty recruitment tool.

The first goal, expanding the workshops, began Fall 2006. See the LCVI Faculty Professional Development webpage for additional details.

A strategy for achieving the second goal, making deans and chairs accountable, is under development.

The third goal, using flexibility as a recruitment tool, began Fall 2006.

Efforts toward cultural transformation at UW originated through leadership development workshops for department chairs and emerging leaders, offered through the UW ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change. Information can be found by clicking here.