Initiative Goals:
- Piloting an option for new biological fathers and for adoptive parents
of both genders for the purpose of bonding that will permit the coverage
of classroom responsibilities.
- Expanding leadership development workshops for chairs and emerging
leaders, which were developed as a result of a National Science Foundation
ADVANCE grant, to all University departments to increase both awareness
of policy merit and availability, and chair support of policy utilization
by faculty.
- 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.
- Creating a tracking mechanism for policy use and faculty career outcomes.
- Using flexible policy options as a faculty recruitment tool.
- Assessing the "fit" between faculty eligible to use a policy and those
actually choosing to do so and, if needed, improving faculty perception
of the family-friendliness of the University.
- Creating a peer support group for "new mom" faculty members.
- Increasing the number of infant and toddler child care slots available
to faculty.