Institutional self-assessments as change agents: Georgia tech's two year experience

The Georgia Institute of Technology, the lead institution in the consortium due to its reputation, is discussed. The Georgia Tech InGEAR staff convened an Advisory Committee consisting of over 20 Georgia Tech faculty and staff who were instrumental in designing and reviewing initiatives taking place on the Georgia Tech campus. Georgia Tech's institutional self-assessments were crucial for raising the level of awareness on campus regarding issues of women and for providing baseline data from which future goals could be established. The gaps in the data collection procedures are also identified, thereby helping to establish a process of data reporting that will allow effective future monitoring of how women and minorities are faring at Georgia Tech.