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RAMP-Up! at Rensselaer: An NSF ADVANCE Initiative
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RAMP-Up, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s NSF-funded project for institutional transformation, stands for Reforming Advancement Processes through University Professions. One of the major goals of the RAMP-Up project is institutional reform using mechanisms of professional self-regulation as a means for controlling advancement through faculty ranks. Unlike reforms aimed at top-down policy initiatives, this type of self-regulatory reform cannot be mandated, but is achieved only by rethinking faculty-to-faculty processes such as networking, mentoring, and peer review. The kind of change necessary for effective institutional reform will come about as a transformation of culture at all levels of the institute, particularly within departments, which are the hubs of faculty work. [Read More] |
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As one of its first initiatives, RAMP-Up introduced the Career Campaign Award to help individuals develop professional career trajectories. This program aids departments in addressing leadership by senior women among faculty members. Other important initiatives include :
Workshops exploring aspects of the many barriers to achieving advancement for women, as well as facilitating communication, advocacy, and advancement reform, have been warmly received by faculty participants. These initiatives support women as they confidently move ahead with their respective career advancement plans and are described in greater detail in the Initiatives section.
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Career Campaign Award Winners [2009] Cultural Change Awards profiled in campus publication [see Inside Rensselaer] |
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