Originally funded by a National Science Foundation grant from 2006 to 2011, ISU ADVANCE is an institutionalized program with broad impact across the university community. ISU ADVANCE is housed within the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost and is a prominent vehicle to recruit, retain, and advance all faculty. Our program transforms structures to enrich Iowa State University faculty careers. Our team works with university administrators, faculty, and staff to cultivate policies, practices, and cultures to achieve a vibrant faculty across the university community. For example, through the work of the ISU ADVANCE team, flexible faculty career policies have been developed and institutionalized and hiring and advancement practices are more consistent and transparent across the campus community.
Leadership
Tera R. Jordan, Assistant Provost for Faculty Success, collaborates with the faculty success advisors from each academic college and university administrators, faculty, and staff to institutionalize positive changes.
Faculty Success Advisors
Faculty Success Advisors promote best practices in recruiting, retaining, and promoting faculty. To connect with a Faculty Success Advisor, review a list of college-level representatives.
Key achievements:
- Cultivate flexible faculty policies
- Lead search committee and promotion and tenure committee trainings
- Facilitate networking and professional development workshops
- Mentor faculty