IDEAL Project

CSU
is proud to be part of Institutions Developing Excellence
in Academic Leadership (IDEAL), a three-year NSF ADVANCE
Partnership for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)
project to seed gender equity transformation at five regional public
universities in northern Ohio (Bowling Green State University, Cleveland
State University, Kent State University, University of
Akron, and University of Toledo) and continue the transformation
at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The goal of this innovative
partnership is to create an institutional learning community empowered
to develop and leverage knowledge, skills, resources and networks
to transform academic cultures and enhance equity and inclusion.
The three objectives are described below:

Objective
1
Create a regional learning community of academic leaders in northern
Ohio that is informed about the factors responsible for the underrepresentation
of women and minority groups in academic S&E and committed to
transforming institutional cultures in S&E disciplines.

Objective
2
Develop a cohort of formal and informal S&E leaders at each
partner institution to implement, adapt and sustain customized change
initiatives on individual campuses.

Objective
3
Assemble the senior academic leadership of partner universities
to disseminate best practices from ADVANCE institutions, exchange
regional institutional research, policies and practices, and evaluate
change initiatives.

The CSU’s team is led by Co-Director, Dr. Paul P.
Lin, Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical
Engineering.

CSU
Transformation Theme
Encouraging Science and Engineering women and under-represented
minority faculty to self-diagnose their knowledge of leadership,
and gain that knowledge by actively participating in institutional
policy-making committees such as the Faculty Senate and Graduate
Council.

CSU
Transformation Vision
Women and under-represented minorities demonstrate greater engagement
in leadership activities as a result of changes in policies, practices,
and structures that may currently impede such engagement.

There
are three Change Leaders per institution each year. They are selected
from Science and Engineering.

Year
1 Change Leaders (2009-2010)
Dr. Barbara Margolius, Professor, Department of
Mathematics
Dr. Kathleen McNamara, Professor, Department of
Psychology
Dr. Paul Lin, Associate Dean of Engineering and
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Year
2 Change Leaders (2010-2011)
Dr. Mekki Bayachou, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Dr. Susan Bazyk, Professor of Occupational Therapy
and Director of M.S. Health Science program
Dr. Nilufer Dural, Associate Professor of Civil
and Environmental Engineering

Year
3 Change Leaders (2011-2012)
Dr. Constance Hollinger, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Jorge Gatica, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering
Dr. Fouad Abou- Ghalioum, Associate Professor of
Engineering Technology

CSU
Team Coach (2009-2012)
Dr. Greer Jordan, Principal, Currie Rhodes Consulting
& Research

Link to IDEAL:
http://case.edu/provost/ideal/