Make time for mentoring. Simply stated, you need a mentor because it will help you attain academic success. The benefits are clear. Research has shown that active participation in a mentorship program has a significant impact on a faculty member's personal, social and professional sense of well being. It is a "powerful predictor of 'good starts' for new faculty" as well as results in "more advanced professional skills, higher levels of research [and creative practice] productivity, and greater career achievement." (Boice 2000) Mentorship also delivers benefits to senior faculty, revitalizing their approaches to teaching, research and creative practice, and leadership and recognizing their experience and expertise. (Tauer 1996, Martin 2002) Faculty new to the university are particularly encouraged to request a mentor.
Colleague-to-Colleague Mentorship creates purposeful matches between colleagues to:
Promote a sense of community among teachers-scholars-practitioners
Offer developmental support for teaching and research/scholarship/creative practice
Encourage all faculty to achieve their full potential
Promote collegiality and a sense of shared community
Provide a resource outside of departmental/program hierarchies
We encourage you to request a mentor.
To support your success as a mentee, we provide the following information:
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