NJ Institute of Technology
"A workshop on women's health was designed and offered in the spring of 1992. In the fall we decided to have a welcome breakfast for all new women administrators and faculty. This event has grown into one of our most successful networking actions.
In 1994 the chapter members endowed an ACENET scholarship. An annual end of semester pot luck lunch with a raffle helps to support our ongoing efforts to provide this scholarship yearly to a junior class woman.
The chapter has offered brown bag lunches on finances, stress reduction and promotion and tenure issues. Our events are well attended, generate lively discussion and create new opportunities for connections among women on campus.
Each year we offer a special seminar as a feature of Women's History Month. We generally direct our topics to interests which allow women to explore career opportunities. All of the programs we offer are open to the entire campus community. In 1996 we offered a session on Conflict Resolution which was attended by more than 80 people. We have sponsored panels on educational paths to obtain the Phd. and opened opportunities for women to discuss their needs for balancing work and family life.
In 1995 with support from the Committee Women's Issues (CWI) and ACENET chapter members the university opened the Constance A Murray Women's Center. Three years later another scholarship was endowed in honor of Connie Murray.
In 1999 a report on Advancing the Status of Women at NJIT was presented to the provost to assist in the strategic planning process. ACENET members began a study of women administrators to evaluate progress occurring during the Decade of the Woman. This final year of the century also saw the passage of the stoppage of the tenure clock for faculty women on maternity leave.
In 2000 we supported the establishment of a committee on the Status of Women Faculty.
In 2001 the CWI, ACENET and Women's center proposed the creation of an award for diversity.
The Constance A. Murray Diversity Award recognizes the unique ability of the recipient to mentor and recruit underrepresented minorities; create programs that enhance mutual understanding among diverse groups; advocate for public policy to create institutional change to eliminate existing inequalities; and or engage in research, teaching or publication activities that help us better understand the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and technology.
The award has been granted on 4 occasions. ACENET founder, Anne Wiley, was a recipient of this award.
In 2001 the Decade of the Woman (Celebrating Women at NJIT) report was delivered to the president by ACENET IR, Anne Wiley. It outlined the many talents and accomplishments of NJIT women. It tallied their degrees, publications, plays, community service achievements and many talents in the sports world.
In 2003 the Status of Women Faculty report was submitted to the provost.
In 2003 we offered a seminar featuring Sara Laschever, the author of Women Don't Ask:
Negotiation and the Gender Divide. This program drew record crowds and generated several follow up brown bag lunches on the importance of successful negotiation for career mobility.
Our 2005 seminar addressed Coaching. We demonstrate our commitment to this concept in many ways. We mentor employees, write letters to our administration to support women candidates for positions and at our fall welcome breakfast we recognize and congratulate all those who have received promotions.