OUR MISSION

The ADVANCE Implementation Mentors (AIM) Network was initiated November 9th, 2010 at the ADVANCE Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia.  The target audience was, and is, all ADVANCE Program [i.e., Institutional Transformation (IT), Partnerships in Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID), and Catalyst grants] change leaders whose primary role is ADVANCE related  (e.g., PIs/Directors/Coordinators/Managers.)

ADVANCE Implementation Mentors (AIM) Network Mission

The mission of the AIM Network is to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the national ADVANCE efforts by establishing a community of practice for ADVANCE Change Leaders.  To this extent, the AIM Network seeks to provide ADVANCE Change Leaders with:

  • programmatic and “process” information;
  • mentoring, support, and networking;
  • skill-enhancement and professional development;
  • access to STEM gender and intersectionality research;
  • opportunity to collaborate on presentations, grant proposals, and papers; and
  • identification and dissemination of ADVANCE promising and best practices.

Women of Color Allies and Partners Project (WOC Project)
Mission and Goal

The Women of Color Allies and Partners Project (WOC Project) was funded in 2012 to provide ADVANCE Implementation Mentors (AIM) Network members with training to be active allies, and with tools to engage in empowering partnerships for STEM WOC at NSF ADVANCE-funded institutions. Although funding for the project is over, intersectionality continues to be a  key  area of focus of the AIM Network. 

The GOAL of the WOC Project was to facilitate academic culture shift in support of inclusive recruitment, retention and advancement of all STEM faculty women by amplifying the support for STEM WOC through informed allies and partners.  To achieve this goal we:

  • Developed the WOC Allies and Partners Webinar
  • Provided WOC focused Op-Ed Project training
  • Developed the WOC Project Toolkit