Strategies in Recruiting Minority Faculty



Topics of discussion:
  • Creating faculty "Feeder" programs with HBCUs, HSIs and Tribal Colleges
  • Developing relationships with minority professional and academic associations
  • Creating effective recruitment publications
  • Using technology to "streamline" the application-selection process
  • Developing a comprehensive selection committee processprofessor.jpg
  • Break-out discussion groups and fact pattern analysis
  • Locating thousands of grant for millions in funding
  • Exploring the difference between types of grant funding (government, private, and foundational)
Who should attend?
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Provosts, Deans, Chancellors, Human Resources Directors, Department Chairs, Faculty, Equal Opportunity Program Managers from 2-year and 4-year institutions and others seeking new faculty diversity strategies.

Next regional workshop - Spring 2011:

Friday, February 25th
Phoenix, AZ
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Cost: $250 per person. To register, send e-mail to info@theacademicnetwork.org

Campus Workshops 

We are now accepting campus reservations for Fall 2010.
What is the benefit of bringing a workshop to our campus?

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    * Resourceful way of showing your institutional commitment to diversity
    * Unlimited number of attendees from your institution
    * Incorporate your institutional mission and goals
    * No per person registration fee (one flat rate based on format selected)
    * productive method of creating open dialogue about diversity recruitment
    * breakout sessions for intense analysis
 
What are the workshop formats?

2.5 hour workshop - $4,000 

-Strategic Overview of Minority Recruitment Techniques
roundtable.jpg-Developing "feeder" programs with MSIs (Minority-Serving Institutions)

5-hour workshop - $8,000*

-Creating faculty "Feeder" programs with HBCUs, HSIs and Tribal Colleges
-Implementing relationships with minority professional and academic associations
-Writing grants for minority initiatives
-Creating effective recruitment publications
-Using technology to "streamline" the application-selection process
-Developing comprehensive diversity statements
-Exploring selection committees
-Establishing retention techniques
-Break-out sessions for more intense discussions

(*includes short lunch break)  

For schedule and availability, please complete the form below. 

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