Workplace Interactions Initiative

Workshops for Colleges and University Across the Nation

Because the search process plays a critical role in shaping our faculty and staff for years to come and provides the best opportunity for diversifying our workforce, it is important that we implement effective and efficient recruiting practices and address important contemporary issues of excellence and diversity. The Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI), an NSF-funded ADVANCE Institutional Transformation project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed and implemented workshops that provide search committees with the latest tips and advice for running efficient and effective searches, recruiting excellent and diverse applicants, and conducting fair and thorough reviews of candidates. These workshops are relevant to search committees in all disciplines seeking to diversify their faculty and staff.

To expand the reach of these workshops to university campuses across the nation, WISELI is now offering to visit other campuses. During this visit, WISELI can provide:

• A one-day "train the trainers" session, "Implementing workshops for search committees," designed to help universities, university systems, and/or regional collectives develop and present their own search workshops on their campuses. Please follow the link above for more information.

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• "Searching for Excellence and Diversity^®" - a search workshop for department chairs and/or search committee chairs and members on your campus. Please follow the link above for more information.

WISELI is available to offer these workshops between January 15 and August 15.

Please follow the links above and contact us for more information and for questions about program fees.