Mission Statement

Our Primary Goal: Encourage Discussions about Research & Teaching Motivations for Faculty in STEM as well as Improve Diverse Faculty Preparation to Increase Faculty Retention

• Showcase diverse candidates who seek engineering faculty positions to eliminate the “there aren’t any diverse candidates to hire” response that permeates faculty hiring committees

• Provide students and postdocs with comprehensive research and pedagogical skills, supplemented by development of national and international professional networks to counter the “we can’t find any qualified candidates” response, and to fill the gap of the “it’s not just what you know, but who you know, and who knows you” adage

• Support targeted engineering faculty placement initiatives, supplemented by development of “toward tenure” activities for campuses in the east-west network

• Build tiered PROMISE networks of engineering faculty from all races and ranks that connect within and across departments from institutions in the network to combat issues of “lack of a welcoming environment,” “lack of collegiality,” and “lack of mentoring for diverse faculty.”