Principal Investigator: Jean-Lou Chameau Co-Principal Investigators: Mary Frank Fox Mary Lynn Realff Sue V. Rosser ADVANCE Liaison Mary Hallisey Hunt Georgia Tech ADVANCE Program for Institutional Transformation

Active Service/Modified Duties Addresses circumstances that significantly alter academic faculty member’s daily routine Allows Academic Faculty to balance commitment of family and work Allows for a more flexible schedule through a temporarily modified workload

Reasons for Utilizing AS/MD Process Childbirth Adoption of a child Illness of spouse, child, parent or other significant member of the household

AS/MD - How to Apply Faculty member requests AS/MD at least one semester prior to intended use A plan of proposed activities is developed in consultation with School Chair and/or Dean (CoC, Arch, Mgt) The request is made in writing to the Provost ( or hard copy) with a copy to the ADVANCE Liaison

What to Include in Your Request Name of Faculty member requesting AS/MD Name of School and/or College Reason for request (e.g. childbirth) Modification of Duties (proposed activities)

What to Include in Your Request - continued Amount of AS/MD funding requested When (semester or academic year) the modified activities will take place Approval of Dean must be noted in request letter if it originates from the School Chair

Request Letter Formats Faculty member generates letter of request with proposed activities for Chair/Dean’s approval. Once approved, Chair/Dean includes a cover letter (including all other requirements) to Provost with the Faculty letter attached. Chair/Dean generates AS/MD request letter with all required information.

Guidelines Modification of duties should not result in additional duties during subsequent semesters Currently available only to tenured/tenure track faculty Maximum funding per AS/MD award is 10K. This includes fringe The lead time for requests may be waived in emergency circumstances

Leave Issues and AS/MD Official leave is not required when utilizing AS/MD with a 100% appointment AS/MD duties plans can result in a less than 100% appointment. In some cases, a less than 100% appointment may require an official leave of absence Faculty Support Services must be consulted for all issues related to official leave. Leave issues are handled separately from AS/MD

NSF Encouraged Criteria Modified duties should contribute to the promotion and advancement of women Recipient’s work must represent a discipline within the NSF directorate (physical, life, or social sciences, computing, engineering) Funding available only to academic tenure- track faculty

AS/MD Data Process implemented in Spring 2003 Twenty faculty members have been recipients of AS/MD funding As of Spring 2005, $183,089 has been allocated for AS/MD through the ADVANCE Program