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All About HERC
Informational Breakfastand
Fall MeetingNovember 3, 2009
What is a HERC?
• HERCs are partnerships among higher education and affiliated institutions in a geographic region that work cooperatively to promote dual-career and diversity hiring
• HERCs offer the largest and most comprehensive, free higher education job board in the world
www.stlrherc.org
• The purpose of the Saint Louis Regional HERC is to promote dual-career and diversity hiring at member institutions.
• A vital feature of the Saint Louis Regional HERC is its website that lists all faculty, staff, administrative, executive, and research job postings at member institutions.
Dual-career challenge• Partner status of full-time faculty
86 percent are partnered 72 percent are members of dual-career couples 36 percent are members of dual-academic couples 63 percent of academic couples work within the
same general field of inquiry 83 percent of women scientists and 54 percent of
men scientists (in academic couples) are partnered with another scientist
(Schiebinger, Davies Henderson, & Gilmartin, 2008)
Diversity challenge
Educational Level Attained
2005 American Community Survey Age 25 and older
United States
STLR HERCRegistered Job Seekers as of 12/31/08
From Diversity as a Sustainability Initiative 2008 CUPA-HR PresentationPresented by: Sabrina Brown, Director of Human ResourcesRobert Rodriguez, Esq. Director of Affirmative Action, Diversity and ComplianceBoth of City University of New York, City College
Associate Degree
11%
High School46%
Bachelor Degree
27%
Master's Degree
11%
Ph.D/Other Pro.5% High School
19%
Associate Degree
9%
Bachelor Degree
29%
Master's Degree
33%
Ph.D/Other Pro.10%
Race & Ethnicity Distribution
White 68%
Other
Ethnicities1%
Asian 4%
Black 26%
Hispanic 1%
Hispanic 3.5%
Black 5.5%
Asian 8%
Other
Ethnicities 2%
White 80.8%
STLRHERC.ORG Registered Job Seekers
Faculty in US2005 Chronicle of Higher Education
From Diversity as a Sustainability Initiative 2008 CUPA-HR PresentationPresented by: Sabrina Brown, Director of Human ResourcesRobert Rodriguez, Esq. Director of Affirmative Action, Diversity and ComplianceBoth of City University of New York, City College
HERC History & Development
• The HERC concept originated in Northern California in 2000 as a response to:– “spousal/partner employment opportunities
increasingly becoming a key part of successful recruitment and retention in higher education;
– shrinking resources in the area of faculty, staff, and executive recruiting;
– a need for institutional collaboration in addressing these issues.”
HERC National Scope
• 11 regional HERCs in the United States representing over 500 public and private colleges, universities, teaching hospitals and research institutions
– Greater Chicago - Northern California– Metro NY & So. Connecticut - Southern California– Michigan - St. Louis Regional– Saint Louis Regional - Upper Mid West– New England - Upstate New York– NJ/Eastern PA/DE
Current Member Institutions
Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis Community College
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Saint Louis UniversityEast Central College Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville
Fontbonne University Southwestern Illinois College
Harris-Stowe State University University of Illinois at Springfield
Lewis and Clark Community College University of Missouri
Lindenwood University University of Missouri-St. Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden Washington University in Saint Louis
Saint Charles Community College
Saint Louis College of Pharmacy
Member Benefits
• Increases institutional visibility• Supports a dual-career search function and resource
to spouses and partners of faculty and staff• Generates electronic user alerts• Promotes the region• Provides cohesive marketing materials• Allows for cost-effective and efficient posting of ALL
jobs
Member Benefits
• Broadens employment outreach and increases diversity in applicant pools through national exposure and strategic partnerships
• Encourages the sharing of recruitment and retention best practices
• Creates institutional synergy & encourages resource sharing
• Provides comprehensive usage statistics for member institutions
Data Collection/Measurement Tools
The HERC programs are committed to quantifying success. Several measurement tools have been developed including:
* General web statistics * User exit survey* Per campus web statistics * Per job statistics* Top referrer statistics * User demographics
What Members Say…
"Since helping to found the HERC in our region, Washington University has enjoyed many benefits from the program. The Saint Louis Regional HERC has helped Washington University in efforts to recruit and retain faculty and staff. The HERC website gives us another valuable tool we canoffer when spouses or partners are looking for employment opportunities. It also helps demonstrate that Washington University is committed to addressing work/life challenges, increasing diversity on our campus and adding to the vitality of our region".
Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in Saint Louis
What Members Say…
"The contacts that I have been able to make through HERC allowed for a very quick turnaround to collect best practices information from other schools. This material enabled our HR department to go into a facet of a negotiation much better prepared.”
Erik Smetana, UMSL
What Jobseekers Say…
“The thing I liked best about the Saint Louis Regional HERC website is that you can search the whole region, rather than place by place. It made it easy to see if jobs I’m both qualified for and interested in had become available.”
Jennifer Tappenden, Senior Data Control Coordinator, Siteman Cancer Center,
who found her job on the STLR HERC job board
What are Members’ Responsibilities?
• Attend membership/best practices meetings• Post all your jobs on the STLR HERC website• Get involved, share your ideas• Market your affiliation with HERC and its
website on your campus and in your local community
• Pay membership dues on time
Questions?
For more information:Contact Laurel Sgan, Director Saint Louis Regional HERC
hercdirector@wustl.edu 314.935-9206
Tour the Saint Louis Regional HERC web site at:
www.stlrherc.org