MU-advance enhanced Recruitment plan for departments

1)  Advertising Enhancement

  a) Advertise on HigherEdJobs.com (subscription available upon requests at no charge for departments on main campus).

This ad will include the following statement for STEM Ads at HigherEdJobs.com:

Marshall University is an AA/EO employer dedicated to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students. Marshall is a recipient of a NSF-ADVANCE institutional transformation award, which seeks to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers. Marshall is also part of the NSF-LSAMP: Kentucky West Virginia Alliance for Minority Participation Project to increase both the total number of STEM degrees awarded and the number of STEM degrees awarded to underrepresented students. Successful women and minority applicants can benefit from these programs.

  b) MU-ADVANCE will help departments identify publications and web sites that specialize in recruitment of diverse faculty members or advertise within a specific organization relevant to the STEM field

 2) Recruitment Assistance

  a) Search HigherEdJobs.com database for potential applicants

  b) Prepare template for recruitment letters and letter for inviting applications

  c) Ask faculty who have personal and professional networks to ID and nominate candidates.  Ask faculty to call colleagues re qualified women/minority candidates, invite applications.

  d) For National discipline-based organizations – target women and minority committees and send recruitment letters of invitation to their members, if possible.

 3) Travel for Recruitment Purposes

  a) Identify MU faculty traveling to relevant meetings and provide recruitment materials for them (initially we have highlighters, pens, and flyers)

  b) Provide some support travel that will constitute a significant recruiting effort.

  c) Identify MU faculty visiting other institutions and provide them with recruiting materials.

 4) MU-ADVANCE Web Resources and Assistance

  a) Candidates Resources Web page provides links to information about MU and the  Huntington area for potential applicants.

  b) Prepare web materials for departments to help with the recruitment of future faculty.

  c) Prepare materials for an "open positions" page for each department (upon request).

   d) Brochures

• Search Committee Strategies and Guidelines

• Best Practices: The New Faculty Hire

• Ten Steps to Effective Faculty, Administration and Staff Searches

• Search Committee Responsibilities

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