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Sunday - May 18, 2008

4:00 – 5:00 pm            Registration & welcome reception, 2nd floor landing

Session 1:  Current status of gender issues at universities

Moderator: Dawn Bonnell. Scribe: Susan Sinnott.

5:00 – 5:45 pm           Welcoming remarks: Angus Rockett, University of Illinois; Nariman
                                   Farvardin, Provost, University of Maryland; Richard Buckius,                                    National Science Foundation, Engineerin Directorate; Eric Rohlfing,                                   Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences; Tony Chan, National                                   Science Foundation, Math and Physical Sciences

5:45 – 6:15 pm            Susan Carlson, Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and
                               Diversity, Iowa State University
                                   O Brave New World:  Partnerships and Policies for Institutional
                                   Transformation

6:30 – 7:30 pm            Dinner

7:30 – 9:00 pm           “Third Year Review” performance by the Utah State University                                    ADVANCE Interactive Theater

9:00 pm                      Adjourn

Monday - May 19, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am       Continental breakfast available

7:50 am – 8:00 am       Welcome remarks: Judith Yang, University of Pittsburgh

Session 2:  Current status of gender equity in materials science and engineering

Goal: Setting the stage for the workshop by defining the problem first in a general sense and then for materials science and engineering specifically.  The presentation by Bonnell will utilize the statistics gathered annually by the UMC as well as statistics from other sources such as ASEE and NSF.

Outcome: understanding the magnitude of the problem.

Moderator: David Clark, Virginia Tech.  Scribe: Diana Farkas.

8:00 am – 8:30 am       Priscilla Nelson - Provost, New Jersey Institute of Technology
                                    Research Universities in a Time of Change – Can We Continue                                     Progress on Gender Equity in Science and Engineering                                     Disciplines?

8:30 am – 8:45 am       Discussion

8:45 am – 9:15 am       Dawn Bonnell - University of Pennsylvania
                               Status of Women in MSE

9:15 am – 9:30 am       Discussion

9:30 am – 10:00 am     Break/informal discussion

Session 3: Understanding Biases

Goal:  To educate administrators that the problem is deeper than just the numbers.   Nosek’s talk  entitled “Mind Bugs”  will introduce the problems associated with implicit biases or unconscious attitudes and the role they play in shaping our actions and decisions.   The second talk by Valian continues this theme by documenting how invisible factors or schemas impact the progress of women.  

Outcome: Understanding “how our perceptions are skewed by gender schemas.”  This understanding will enhance how we as people and administrators perceive ourselves and others.  The panel lead discussion will expand on this issue and will include methods by which some universities are tackling the problem. 

Moderator:  Gary Messing, Penn State University. Scribe: Susan Sinnott.

10:00 am – 10:45 am   Brian Nosek - The University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
                                    Mind Bugs

10:45 am – 11:30 am    Virginia Valian - Hunter College, Department of Psychology
                                     Why So Slow?  The Advancement of Women

11:30 am – 11:50 am    Discussion

Moderator: Peter Voorhees, Northwestern University. Scribe: Angus Rockett.

11:50 pm – 12:30 pm    Panel Discussion

Keith Bowman, Cammy Abernathy, Brian Nosek, Virginia Valian

Working lunch, breakout groups and discussion:

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm    Breakout sessions over lunch to discuss issues.  Specific questions                                     will be provided to the breakout groups and each will have a                                     moderator and a scribe.

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm      Coffee break.  Scribes meet to condense and summarize key findings                                     from breakout group

Moderator: Amy Moll, Boise State University. Scribe: Susan Sinnott.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm      Reconvene to review results of breakout groups.   Presentation by                                     one or two scribes of the key findings from the breakout groups                                     followed by discussion.

Session 4: Balancing Work and Family Life

Goal: Gaining appreciation that there is more to life than work.  Happiness and well-being outside the workplace are essential to attracting faculty of both genders and improving the “quality of life.”   

Outcome: Better understanding by administrator, who are essentially all “old school,” that changes have occurred and they need to be taken into account.

Moderator:  Rudy Buchheit, The Ohio State University. Scribe: Judith Yang.

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm      Catherine Didion - National Academy of Sciences
                                   Balancing Work and Family:  Moving from a Tight Rope to a                                    Paved Four Lane Highway.

3:30 pm – 3:40 pm       Discussion

3:40 pm – 4:40 pm      Breakout session.  Specific questions will be provided to the breakout                                     groups and each will have a moderator and a scribe.

Moderator: Kevin Jones, University of Florida. Scribe: Dawn Bonnell.

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm       Scribes meet to summarize key findings.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm      Discussion.

6:30 pm                       Dinner

Tuesday - May 20, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am       Continental breakfast available

8:00 am – 8:10 am       Opening remarks: Diana Farkas, Virginia Institute of Technology

Session 5:  Improving the University environment

Goal:  Learning how to provide a recruitment package that will appeal to females and changes to the tenure systems that are being considered at some institutions.

Outcome:  Attracting females to academe and national laboratories and changing institutional culture.

Moderator  Kevin Jones, University of Florida. Scribe: Dawn Bonnell.

8:10 am – 8:40 am      Carol Colatrella - Georgia Tech
                                   Equity in Promotion and Tenure at Georgia Tech

8:40 am - 9:00 am       Discussion

Session 6:  Current Approaches to Gender Equity

Moderator:  Hussein Zbib, Washington State University. Scribe: Diana Farkas.

Goal: Learning about best practices or areas needing attention for women who have managed to overcome the barriers and biases and are successful in their careers.   Each participant will be asked to give their perspective.

Outcome: Understanding the issues and learning about best practices in industry, national laboratories and universities.

9:00 am – 9:15 am       Britt Turkot - Intel, Portland Oregon

9:15 am – 9:30 am       Linda Horton - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

9:30 am – 9:45 am       Susan Sinnott - University of Florida

9:45 am – 10:00 am     Amanda Petford-Long - Argonne National Laboratory

10:00 am – 10:20 am    Break

10:20 am – 11:20 pm   Breakout groups.   Defining the key action items to address gender                                     equity issues at their institution.

11:20 pm – 11:40 pm.  Scribes convene to summarize key findings.

11:40 pm – 12:20 pm   Report and Discussion

Moderator:  Greg Rohrer, Carnegie Mellon University. Scribe: Judith Yang.

12:20 pm – 12:30 pm  Concluding remarks.   David Clark - Virginia Tech.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm    Lunch

1:30 pm                      Workshop adjourns

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm      Workshop coordinators meet to draft preliminary results of the                                     workshop.