ADVANCE Catalyst Award
Central Michigan University is committed to addressing barriers to institutional success for women in STEM. We define institutional success as successful recruitment, retention, promotion, and equitable salaries for women at our institution. In August 2019, CMU was one of only six higher education institutions to receive the ADVANCE Catalyst Award from the National Science Foundation that year. Our university has assembled a leadership team with diverse strengths to ensure success in the project's efforts.
The goal of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.
Leadership team
| Principle Investigator (PI): | Tracy Galarowicz, Ph.D. | Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering |
| Co-PI: | Katrina Piatek-Jimenez |Professor of Mathematics |
| Co-PI: | Frim Ampaw | Professor of Educational Leadership |
| Co-PI: | Lisa Gandy | Department Chair of Computer Science |
Faculty advisory board members
Department | Faculty |
|---|---|
College of Science and Engineering | |
| Biology | Anna Monfils |
| Chemistry | Janice Tomasik, Advisory Board Chair |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Daria Kluver |
| Engineering and Technology | Terry Lerch |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | Benjamin Heumann |
| Mathematics | Ana Dias |
| Physics | Veronica Barone |
| Statistics and Data Sciences | Chin-I Cheng |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Psychology | Kimberly O'Brien |
| Sociology | Mary Senter |
| College of Arts and Media | |
| Communication and Dramatic Arts | Kirsten Weber |
| College of Business Administration | |
| Economics | Aparna Lhila |