Mentoring: More than just a welcome

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MentoringMore than just a welcome

• Michael DeBisschop, Pharmacy
• Alan Pogroszewski, Sports Management
• Kelly McCormick-Sullivan, Communication/Journalism
  
• Jack Rosenberry, Communication/Journalism
• Jim Seward, Communication/Journalism

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Agenda

• What is mentoring?
• Why develop a program?
• What were your thoughts survey results?
• Where do we go from here?
• What questions do you have?

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What is mentoring?
The process of strategically sharing knowledge
and experience in order to enhance personal
development.
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What is a faculty mentor?

• A trustworthy, compassionate faculty member with
  valuable experience and insight.
• He/she listens well, and uses wisdom and
  knowledge to help a protégé develop and grow.

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An effective faculty mentor has

• Technical competence
• Organizational knowledge experience
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Commitment belief in the process

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Why develop a program?

• Individual benefits
• Develop the unique skills talents of each new
  faculty member
• Reduce time necessary to bring a new faculty
  member up to full productivity
• Assist new faculty members in the tenure process
• Provide a rewarding satisfying experience for
  the mentor
• Develop collaborative relationships inside and
  outside the organization

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Why develop a program?

• Organizational benefits
• Attract retain top talent
• Diversify the faculty through improved
  connections, support of under-represented
  groups
• Foster faculty development satisfaction through
  the mentor/protégé relationship
• Become an employer of choice within the
  academic community

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Why develop a program?

• Faculty composition
• 182 total faculty members (08/07)
• 98 are new hires since 09/04
• 22 faculty members have 25 years at Fisher
• Opportunity to transfer institutional and
  cultural knowledge

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What were your thoughts Survey Results

• Survey objective
• To assess the needs and interests for a faculty
  mentoring program
• Conducted in Sept 07
• Response rate
• 69 new and recently hired
• 56 veterans

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New Recently Hired

• Demographic profile
• 42 male, 58 female
• 79 have less than 5 years teaching experience
• 73 are between 31-50 years of age
• 90 are Caucasian

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Veterans potential mentors

• Demographic profile
• 52 male, 48 female
• 84 have more than 7 years teaching experience
• 76 are between 31-50 years of age
• 87 are Caucasian

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New Recently Hired

• It is important to me that a mentor be
• From the same discipline (73)
• Tenured (62)
• Similar in age (23)
• Same gender (19)
• Similar in ethnicity (3)
• Percentages include those that responded
  strongly agree or agree.

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Veterans potential mentors

• It would be valuable if the mentor and protégé
  were
• From the same discipline (91)
• Same gender (36)
• Similar in age (28)
• Similar in ethnicity (19)

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New Recently Hired

• It is important to me that a mentor provide
  info/guidance on
• College core requirements (90)
• Teaching techniques (85)
• Advising process (79)
• Attendance policies (59)
• Grading (55)
• Syllabi development (45)

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Veterans potential mentors

• It would be valuable if a mentor and protégé were
  to discuss
• Attendance policies (96)
• College core requirements (94)
• Advising process (93)
• Grading (93)
• Teaching techniques (89)
• Syllabi development (87)

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New Recently Hired

• It is important to me that a mentor provide
  info/guidance on
• School policies procedures (100)
• Communication channels (100)
• College functions (92)

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Veterans potential mentors

• It would be valuable if a mentor and protégé were
  to discuss
• School policies procedures (91)
• Communication channels (95)
• College functions (89)

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Veterans potential mentors

• The following would be helpful in a mentoring
  relationship
• Mentoring networking events (86)
• Online toolkit (83)
• Discussion guides (83)
• Checklists of items to discuss (82)
• Recommended reading list (82)
• Training (80)

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New Recently Hired

• It is important to me that a mentor do the
  following
• Meeting at regular intervals (78)
• Follow a formal program (30)

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Veterans potential mentors

• It would be valuable if a mentor and protégé were
  to
• Meeting at regular intervals (78)
• Follow a formal program (46)

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New Recently Hired

• If a mentoring program were available, I would be
  interesting in having a mentor
• YES (79)

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Veterans potential mentors

• If a mentoring program were available, I would be
  interesting in being a mentor
• YES (75)

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Activity
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Where do we go from here?

• Continue to Learning Circle in the Summer of 08
• Provide insights to individual departments
  interested in starting a process