ADVANCE at WSU

Career-development opportunities include external mentoring programs that enable faculty to work closely with chosen experts in their fields. Learn more »

Grants and other assistance help faculty address specific needs arising from work/life transitions--such as childbirth and relocation of dual-career couples--to maintain excellent work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Learn more »

Workshops and seminars provide valuable training and insights for tenured and tenure-track faculty, emerging leaders, search committees, and administrators. Learn more »

ADVANCE at WSU provides tools to proactively recruit qualified female faculty in target disciplines and to equip new hires for success through meaningful preparation and networking opportunities. Learn more »

Funds are available for social science research to explore the policies, practices, and structures that affect gender diversity among faculty in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields and to identify effective practices supporting retention and advancement for all WSU faculty. Learn more »

ADVANCE at WSU assists in formation and support of policies, opportunities, and programs to accommodate many personal and life-event situations.

The Excellence in Science and Engineering Center coordinates ADVANCE at WSU programs and activities, monitors institutional progress, oversees faculty-friendly policy action, and disseminates results and best practices to the broader academic community.