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The ARC Network works to achieve STEM equity in academia.

Our Mission

Seeking STEM faculty equity.

25.7%
tenured women faculty in STEM
5.1%
women of color non-tenure track faculty in STEM
2.3%
women of color tenure track faculty in STEM
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he ARC Network strives to advance equity nationally by facilitating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based systemic initiatives by institutions of higher education and other STEM organizations that affect those in STEM workplaces.

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The ARC Network will facilitate authentic, intentional dialogue between researchers and practitioners, connect inclusiveness to organizational principles and practices, and account for and incorporate intersectional perspectives throughout our work.

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Executive Team

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‍Executive Team

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Heather Metcalf, PhD

PI for the ARC Network
Director of Research and Constituent Relations at WEPAN
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Joan Herbers, PhD

Co-PI and Chair of the ARC Research Board
Professor at The Ohio State University
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Ershela Sims, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network
Executive Director at WEPAN
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Gail Gasparich, PhD

Co-PI and Chair of the External Advisory Committee
Provost and Academic Vice President at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
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Rochelle L. Williams, PhD

Co-PI and Chair of the Communities of Practice Committee
Chief Programs Officer, National Society of Black Engineers
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Meet Our Amazing Staff

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ARC Network Community Librarian

Bethany Farmer, MS

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Project Director

Virginia Rhodes, MS

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Community Engagement Manager

Stephani Page, PhD

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Marketing and Communications Manager

Ashley Garcia, JD, MS

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Operations and Database Associate

Elizabeth Scire, MS

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2019 Community Convening
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2019 Community Convening
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2019 Community Convening
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Meet Our Advisory Team

Research Board
External Advisory
Communities of Practice
Prior Committee Member
Heather Metcalf, PhD
WEPAN
PI for the ARC Network
Prior Committee Member
Joan Herbers, PhD
Ohio State University
Chair of the ARC Research Board
Prior Committee Member
Kimberly Griffin, PhD
University of Maryland – College Park
Prior Committee Member
Jessi Smith, PhD
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Prior Committee Member
Diana Bilimoria, PhD
Case Western University
Prior Committee Member
Beth Mitchneck, PhD
University of Arizona
Prior Committee Member
Roberta Rincon, PhD
Society of Women Engineers
Prior Committee Member
Allison Mattheis, PhD
California State University, Los Angeles
Prior Committee Member
Bruce Weinberg, PhD
Ohio State University
Prior Committee Member
Jevin West, PhD
University of Washington
Prior Committee Member
Ethel Mickey, PhD
Cal State - San Bernardino
Prior Committee Member
Joya Misra, PhD
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Prior Committee Member
Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc
Health Scientist and Journalist
Prior Committee Member
Catherine Hill, PhD
Maryland General Assembly
Prior Committee Member
Gail Gasparich, PhD
Millersville University
Chair of the External Advisory Committee
Prior Committee Member
Laureen Summers
AAAS
Prior Committee Member
Felecia Nave
North Carolina Central University
Prior Committee Member
Jim Collins, PhD
Arizona State University
Prior Committee Member
Michelle Wheatly
Syracuse University
Prior Committee Member
Sonya Smith
Howard University
Prior Committee Member
Molly Carnes, PhD
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Prior Committee Member
Sue Rosser, PhD
California State University
Prior Committee Member
Abigail Stewart, PhD
University of Michigan
Prior Committee Member
Ann Lee-Karlon
Genentech
Prior Committee Member
Donna Grant Mills
Howard University
Prior Committee Member
Laura Furstenthal, PhD
McKinsey and Company
Prior Committee Member
Linda Katehi, PhD
UC Davis
Prior Committee Member
Rochelle Williams, PhD
Chair of the Communities of Practice Committee
Prior Committee Member
Ashley Huderson, PhD
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Prior Committee Member
Rudy Bucheit, PhD
Communities of Allies
Prior Committee Member
Brianna Blaser, PhD
DO-IT, University of Washington
Prior Committee Member
Roberta Rincon, PhD
Society of Women Engineers
Prior Committee Member
Kelly Mack, PhD
Society of STEM Women of Color, Inc.
Prior Committee Member
ADVANCE Grantees
Prior Committee Member
Ells Long, PhD
lgbt+physicists
Prior Committee Member
Mary Ann Holmes, PhD
Science and Engineering Professional Societies
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Funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, Awards HRD-2121468 and HRD-1740860, the ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network seeks to achieve gender equity for faculty in higher education science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. As the STEM equity brain trust, the ARC Network recognizes the achievements made so far while producing new perspectives, methods and interventions with an intersectional, intentional and inclusive lens. The leading champion in North America to propel the inclusion of women in the field of engineering, the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), serves as the backbone organization of the ARC Network.
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