Resources

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Reports

Mini-briefs

Survey reports

Focus group report

Campus resources

Committees and chapters

AAUP-AFT Local 6075

The AAUP-AFT Local 6075 are the 1900 Faculty and Academic Staff working at least 50% time at Wayne State University. It is jointly affiliated with the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers.

WSU Commission on the Status of Women (COSW)

The Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) advises Wayne State University’s Office of the President and the larger campus community on issues facing women students, staff, faculty, and alumni including gender equity and equality, social justice, and intersectionality. The Commission advocates for women through programming, university service, outreach, research, and policy recommendations.

Wayne Women LEAD

Wayne Women LEAD is Wayne State University’s chapter of Michigan’s American Council On Education (ACE) Women’s Network. The Michigan ACE Women’s Network’s mission is to identify, develop, encourage, advance, link and support (IDEALS) women in higher education. Wayne Women LEAD supports the mission through professional development, networking, mentoring, advocacy, and support for WSU women in administration and those who aspire to be. To learn more contact Dr. Christine Jackson.

Family and childcare

WSU-GEARS Family Advocacy Network (FANs)

The WSU-GEARS Family Advocacy Network (FANs) supports faculty in navigating the complexities of work/family/life balance. Faculty are invited to meet with faculty family advisors to discuss family leave, caregiver support, tenure clock extensions, and other aspects of managing work/family/life strains.

WSU childcare resources

The Wayne State University child care resources website offers a simple and easy-to-use menu of resources for parents with questions about: General resources, Wayne State, policies and benefits, WSU child care centers, Metro Detroit child care resources, child care provider agencies, state-based resources, federal tax subsidies, free to low-cost child care materials, special needs resources, opportunities and activities for families.

Professional development

Wayne State University Academic Leadership Academy

The Office of the Provost has created the Wayne State University Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) to support the development of the leadership skills and capacity of WSU faculty and academic staff.

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)

Wayne State University is a proud institutional member of The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The NCFDD is an independent professional development center that is 100% dedicated to helping faculty make successful transitions throughout their careers. They work with colleges, universities, organizations, and individuals to ensure faculty success. Their programs and services help faculty to increase writing productivity, establish and maintain work-life balance, create broad networks of collegial support on their campus, and develop a committed stance towards their institutional home. Offerings include NCFDD Institutional Membership, the signature Faculty Success Program (FSP), Campus Workshops, and, for newly tenured faculty and FSP alumni, the Post-Tenure Pathfinders Program. Activate your free institutional membership here.

Wayne Women LEAD Next Level Career Conversations

Over the course of this eight-month program, participants will meet with a next-level leader a minimum of four times to discuss the participant’s career goals, create a career development plan, monitor progress towards the career development plan and celebrate successes.

Promotion and tenure

Visit the following sites to learn more about specific procedures and guidelines for promotion and tenure.

Wayne State procedure and guidelines

Safety and welfare

Wellness Warriors Program

The Wellness Warriors program is designed to help faculty and staff achieve their health goals. Who better to let you know about the program than the very co-workers that you work with each day? We believe in sharing in the success of all Wellness Warriors, celebrating each other, and getting inspiration for our own healthy choices.

WSU Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) System

The Wayne State University Police Department (WSUPD) offers training in Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Systems throughout the year for members of the university community. This interactive training provides a number of helpful self-defense techniques to protect women and men in the event of an attack.

Internal networks

Wayne Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WISTEM)

The goal of WISTEM is to provide women working in STEM fields on-campus opportunities to network, to learn more about the projects that other women in STEM at WSU are working on, to possibly set up new collaborations, to learn about career challenges that some of us may be experiencing, to provide and accept guidance and mentoring in an informal setting, and hopefully to have some fun too! For more information or to join the list-serv for this informal group on campus send an email to: Dr. Lori Pile, Dr. Christy Chow or Dr. Ratna Naik.

Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS)

The Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) group at Wayne State University School of Medicine aims to advance women at all career levels within academic medicine and science by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, work-life balance, and career advancement by actively engaging with all members of our community regardless of gender. WIMS hosts events open to all interested men and women faculty, staff and students within academic medicine and science to help achieve these goals.

Women in Engineering Executive Leadership Society

The WSU College of Engineering Women in Engineering Executive Leadership Society brings together College of Engineering women alumni from diverse backgrounds with a common goal: to empower women student engineers at WSU College of Engineering. It is the intention of the Leadership Society to build enthusiasm for women in the engineering, engineering technology, and computer science professions to help our community and beyond. The Executive Leadership Society has more than 30 members. Visit the site to learn more about the members and their educational and professional achievements.

Affinity groups

Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA)

The WSU Black Faculty & Staff Association aims to create a sense of community by serving as an organized support network to help members navigate the university system while providing a platform to express their thoughts, concerns, needs and contributions to support the overall mission of the institution.

Latinx Faculty and Staff Association (LFSA)

Latinx Faculty and Staff Association (LFSA) consists of self-identified Latino/a/x faculty and staff at Wayne State University. Our presence enriches the university because of our contributions and our commitment to the intellectual and community life at Wayne State and the greater Detroit area. The mission of the LatinX Faculty & Staff Association is to build an inclusive community and provide support for Wayne State’s Latina/o/x faculty, staff and students across all levels and across the entire campus community.

Queer Faculty and Staff Organization

The Queer Faculty and Staff Organization (QWSU) aids to create spaces and programming for LGBTQIA+ folks working at Wayne State University by tackling concerns and being a voice for all queer initiatives on campus. All are welcome to attend our events, regardless of identity.

Wayne State University Association of Chinese Faculty and Staff (WSU-ACFS)

ACFS, founded on April 10, 2021, is open to Wayne State University faculty and staff of Chinese heritage and their allies, regardless of their country of origin or citizenship. WSU-AFCS is a non-profit and non-political organization. It aims to promote interests and collaborations among its members; to exchange ideas of how to thrive at Wayne State University and how to excel as educators, researchers, and community contributors; to enhance communications among the Chinese community, University leadership, and other ethnic groups on campus; to serve as a support network to University missions and affairs, and to promote academic and cultural exchange among the Chinese community and other ally communities.

WSU Middle Eastern North African+ Employee Association (WSU MENA+)

WSU MENA+ Employee Association aims to build a sense of community, educate, and celebrate our cultural richness. Our mission is to build a platform that empowers, supports and connects members, promotes cultural sensitivity, and fosters professional development. All are welcome to join and attend our events, regardless of identity.

Warrior Moms of Wayne State University (Warrior Moms)

Warrior Moms aims to provide a supportive community for moms that offers programming and events for the entire campus, while also creating a safe space to share ideas, challenges, and wins for the enrichment and betterment of working moms at Wayne State University.

Other resources for diversity, equity and conclusion

External resources

Professional development

Consider applying for funding through WSU’s Tenured Faculty and ESS Academic Staff Professional Development Program to help support your participation in one of these programs.

ELATES Drexel® Program

Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES at Drexel®), is a national leadership development program designed to advance senior women faculty in academic engineering, computer science, and other STEM fields into effective institutional leadership roles within their schools and universities.

HERS Leadership Institute

The HERS Leadership Institute is a transformational, leadership development program for women in higher education, founded to fill leadership pipelines across the United States with dynamic women, each capable of ushering their respective institutions into a more inclusive and equitable future.

External networks

500 Women Scientists

The mission of 500 Women Scientists is to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible and transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms.

American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network

The ACE Women’s Network is a national system of networks within each state, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia with the goal of advancing and supporting women in higher education. Each state network is led by a state chair who works with institutional representatives and at least one presidential sponsor to develop programs that identify, develop, encourage, advance, link and support (IDEALS) women in higher education careers within that state.

Michigan American Council on Education Women’s Network (MI-ACE)

The Michigan American Council on Education Women’s Network (MI-ACE) is the professional network for Michigan women in higher education. We work in concert with the ACE Office of Inclusive Excellence Group nationally to identify, develop, encourage, advance, link, and support (IDEALS) women in higher education.

The ARC Network

The ARC Network strives to advance STEM equity in academia by convening diverse audiences to collaborate, share, and implement the best practices and tools shown to effect change.

Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

AWIS is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote organizational success, and drive systemic change.

Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

WEPAN is the leading champion in North America for leveraging research and best practices to propel the inclusion of women in the field of engineering. WEPAN’s network connects advocates who actively pursue strategies and implement solutions to increase participation, retention and success of women and other under-represented groups in engineering from college to executive leadership.