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VISIBLE: Villanova Initiative to Support Inclusiveness and Build Leaders

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VISIBLE—the Villanova Initiative to Support Inclusiveness and Build Leaders—seeks to empower academic leaders in STEM and across all disciplines to enable a culture of belonging and equity for all faculty. We do this through professional development for rising and mid-level academic leaders, sharing inclusive leadership practice, supporting faculty career progression, and advocating for systems change for equity.

VISIBLE was established in 2018 by a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant. NSF ADVANCE encourages and supports the advancement of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. VISIBLE takes a systems approach and contributes to a network of campus partners who advocate for all aspects of equity among all faculty at Villanova.

  

VISIBLE RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING

Our initiatives and programming aim to build academic communities where faculty are effectively hired, supported and advanced.

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Our Scholarship and
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VISIBLE'S IMPACT

National Recognition

The VISIBLE Team received Honorable Mention in the NSF (National Science Foundation): Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge in the STEM Faculty Category. MORE...

Affiliated Faculty

In 2022-2023, VISIBLE convened 21 faculty members from all ranks and disciplines to help Villanova build a community of practitioners and scholars with interest in bringing inclusive leadership theory and practice to our profession. MORE...

Department Chairs

In its first three years, VISIBLE engaged Department Chairs in every college on campus and 90% of STEM department chairs through its Department Chairs Peer Network. This group is now known as the Academic Leaders Peer Network. It includes all academic leaders with responsibilities equivalent to Department Chairs. MORE...

Campus Leaders

VISIBLE convenes more than 100 campus leaders annually for a day of professional development and networking with a focus on inclusive leadership. The next Campus Leaders Workshop will take place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. MORE...

Faculty Hiring

VISIBLE has helped Villanova engage several hundred faculty members in Hiring for Villanova's Future, a workshop series that sets the University's standard for excellence in hiring. VISIBLE created and hosts the Equitable Hiring Practicum, which helps extend and apply this learning. MORE...

Sharing Scholarship

VISIBLE shares its scholarship at annual conferences, such as the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management, American Society for Engineering Education, and ADVANCE Resource and Coordination Network.

 

 

PARTNERS AND ALLIES

VISIBLE engages a broad network of partners and allies to bring our mission and vision to life. A rich ecosystem of interconnected relationships supports our projects at Villanova. Together, these offices and others collaborate to advance equity, inclusion and belonging among Villanova faculty:

Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Villanova Institute for Research & Scholarship
Office of Decision Support and Data Integrity
Office of the Provost
Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership
Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning
Human Resources

 

 

CONTACT US

VISIBLE
Tolentine Hall, Suite 206
800 E. Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 1824237. 

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.