About the Workshop
The ADVANCE Program and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion offer Faculty Search Committee Workshops for faculty and staff involved in faculty hiring. The workshop consists of one, one-hour synchronous workshop (via Zoom, schedule below).
Completion of the workshop fulfills one of the departmental requirements of the Faculty Advancement at Maryland For Inclusive Learning and Excellence (FAMILE) Initiative.
Departments/units may also wish to invite to ADVANCE/ODI to conduct the Faculty Search Committee Workshop for all department/unit members (e.g., at a department or college-wide meeting). Depending on capacity, we are happy to schedule unit-specific workshops.
Workshop Dates and Registration (You must be logged into your UMD Zoom Account to register):
September 13th, 2024 10am- 11am
September 24th, 2024 11am- 12pm
October 22nd, 2024 12:30pm- 1:30pm
November 7th, 2024 12:30pm- 1:30pm
Certificates of Completion
After completing the Faculty Search Workshop, faculty and staff remain certified for three academic years. Faculty and staff who completed the Inclusive Hiring Workshop in AY2021-2022 or AY2022-2023 do not to re-take the workshop in AY2023-2024 as part of the FAMILE Application. If you are a search committee chair, unit head, or equity administrator you can verify who has completed the workshop by contacting Jasmine Stephens at jstephe7@umd.edu.
Workshop Facilitators
Workshops are facilitated by Faculty Search Coaches, faculty and staff who have been trained in inclusive hiring strategies and best practices for mitigating bias. Learn more about the Faculty Search Coaches here.
All questions related to faculty search committee workshops can be sent to ADVANCE at advance@umd.edu