APLU is excited to announce the opening of Aspire’s application for the second cohort of the Institutional Change Network. The Institutional Change (or IChange) Network is part of Aspire’s NSF-funded INCLUDES alliance - The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty. Aspire’s IChange initiative seeks to cultivate postsecondary institutions where STEM faculty from underrepresented groups (URGs) are widely recruited, hired and retained, and all STEM faculty employ inclusive teaching, advising, and research mentoring.
The IChange Network is designed to catalyze institutional change by providing a comprehensive, systematic approach to organizational transformation using a structured self-assessment process to inform the development and implementation of an action plan. In addition to the self-assessment process, the IChange Network provides opportunities for member-institutions to leverage a number of resources and services for action planning and implementation. The most powerful aspect of joining the IChange Network extends far beyond access to services and experts—it is the benefit of working within, and learning from, a network of partner institutions associated with the broader Aspire NSF-funded INCLUDES alliance.
To apply, Chief Academic Officers (or their representative) should submit an IChange Network Application to Jessica Bennett (jbennett@aplu.org) by 5 PM (PT) on Thursday, August 1st, 2019.