Welcome to MU-ADVANCE Today: Thursday, January 08, 2009
NEWS SPOTLIGHT
 

Evaluation and self-study will contribute new knowledge to improve campus climate, recruitment, and retention at Marshall.

Key personnel:
Marcia Harrison and Heidi Williams partnered with Frances Hensley.
 
Data collection and analysis involved in the MU-ADVANCE evaluation represents a creative research activity that will contribute new knowledge relevant to effecting a campus climate change and improving recruitment and retention. The data collection instruments, focusing on retention and recruitment issues, include web-based surveys, phone interviews, in-person interviews, and site visits.  These instruments will reflect the goals and objectives for participants and the program as a whole. Data will be collected from MU faculty and administrators, as well as from other individuals and organizations connected to the program (e.g., local and national chapters of professional organizations, WV Higher Education staff).

The results and best practices will be disseminated via the MU-ADVANCE website, publications, state and regional workshops, presentations, and through the distribution of announcements to campus, local, and WV interest groups.  Meeting minutes and yearly reports are posted routinely.
Meetings/minutes.

Advisory Board  

The Advisory Board provides guidance to the MU-ADVANCE team. The Board meets each year to review the Program's progress and external evaluation reports, and offer suggestions for improvement.   

 

MU-Advisory Advisory Board members:

  • Sarah Denman, Former Provost of Marshall University

  • Kay Goodwin, WV Secretary of Education and the Arts, Charleston, WV

  • Barbara Howe, Director, Center for Women's Studies, Associate Professor of History, West Virginia University

  • Lesley Rosier-Tabor, Executive Director, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Charleston, WV

  • Kat Williams, Coordinator of Women’s Studies, Marshall University

  • Linda Vona-Davis, AWIS WV Chapter President-Elect; West Virginia University-Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgery, Morgantown, WV

         

  • External Evaluation  

    Dr. Rose Shaw serves as the external evaluator for MU-ADVANCE.  She meets annually with the MU-ADVANCE team members to assess the program.  In addition, Dr. Shaw oversees the collection and reporting of MU-ADVANCE questionnaires concerning the effectiveness of the recruitment and faculty development programs.  Dr. Shaw helped develop the MU-ADVANCE logic model, which describes what the program is and what it will do – how NSF investments are linked to results. 

       

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