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Legal Advocacy Fund Process in
Equity Award The Legal Advocacy Fund consists of several components. Some of those components are Plaintiff Case Support, Campus Outreach Programs and the Progress in Equity Award (PIE). The PIE recognizes a college or university program that has resulted in significant progress for women on campus. Recipients receive a stipend of up to $10,000 and public recognition throughout their communities, campus, and AAUW. The 2003 Progress in Equity Award winner is the Students Addressing the Need for Diversity (S.T.A.N.D) Program at the University of Maryland-College Park. The S.T.A.N.D program was implemented to increase the number of underrepresented groups, including women, in the computer, science, earth, mathematical, and physical sciences. The program’s wide-reaching components serve undergraduate, graduate, and faculty of all levels within that college. By providing scholarships and fellowships, career development and academic counseling, a support system through mentoring programs, and a host of other programs and services, the S.T.A.N.D Program has emerged as a leader among the University of Maryland campus community in developing and supporting women students and faculty in the hard sciences. An honorable mention was awarded to the University of Tennessee-College of Medicine, in recognition of the school’s Committee on the Status of Women (CSW). Since 1999, the CSW has taken the lead at the University of Tennessee-College of Medicine in bringing together women faculty to address career advancement and opportunities within the College of Medicine. Through initiatives that include the creation of several campus wide committees to oversee appointments, review policies, and recommend change, faculty salary analyses, and a broad-based mentoring program for women faculty at all levels, the CSW has championed significant change for women faculty within the College of Medicine. Last year’s PIE runner-up was Pitzer College of Claremont, California for their family leave policy. |
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