ASU Convening on Faculty Mentorship: Think Tank 2 November 13-14, 2018 Introduction Slides
Ann McKenna, Professor & Director The Polytechnic School, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Annual review and formative feedback ● Develop approaches to mentorship, work with school leadership/faculty to implement ideas What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● New faculty community of practice ● Master mentor model within each school ● Coordination between Dean’s office and schools What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ann.mckenna@asu.edu ● Help define EFIC as a resource to the community ● Better understand aspects of mentorship that lead to impact
Rocio Chavela Guerra Director, Education and Career Development, ASEE What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Host annual Department Chairs Conclave addressing various topics including supporting faculty. ● Host events that connect faculty. What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Provide opportunities to connect with peers nationwide, informally extending professional networks of potential mentors/mentees. r.chavela@asee.org What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Establish formal processes to connect members seeking to establish mentorship relationships. ● Disseminate effective faculty mentorship guidelines in accessible ways for different audiences.
S. K. Ramesh, Director AIMS 2 program & Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering California State University, Northridge What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: Add photo here ● Formal orientation, weekly brown bags, industry/faculty connections ● Meet regularly with faculty to clarify expectations (as dean) ● Build a culture of mentoring across the college What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Year long faculty development program starting with new faculty orientation (NFO) What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Support faculty across the continuum of their careers s.ramesh@csun.edu ● Cross-institutional mentoring (using some lessons learned from our work in IEEE Educational Activities)
Karen High, Professor, Engineering and Science Education Clemson University What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● With others, developing a STEM Faculty Development Research Agenda with funding from the NSF ● Research in Faculty Mentorship (looking for partners!) ● Leader for a STEM Faculty Learning Community ● Steering Committee for Clemson Advance Grant What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Faculty Learning Communities What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: khigh@clemson.edu ● Develop a consistent and sustainable mentoring program for faculty of all ranks and positions (including instructors and non tenure track faculty)
Doug Melton, Program Director Kern Family Foundation What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Sponsor a variety of faculty development opportunities as part of a mission intended to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in the next generation What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Funds activities through close partnerships ● Recognizes the importance of faculty dmelton@kffdn.org ● Aims toward community and societal well-being and flourishing What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Academic Lead. Support and promote faculty mentoring that meets simultaneously meets a need for (i) the individual faculty member, (ii) multiple institutions, (iii) the mission of the Kern Family Foundation ● Seamlessly connect faculty mentorship to other initiatives
Marci Levine, co-Director, ADVANCE Center for Women STEM Faculty Lehigh University What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● University-wide new faculty interdisciplinary mentoring committee program ● Mid-career women in STEM faculty success plans/fellowship ● Support evaluation of each What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Welcome new faculty ● Create expectation (culture) for faculty success and access to pre-tenure mentorship What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: mjl410@lehigh.edu ● Train mentors ● Enhance mentoring for all (NTT, post-tenure via other prof or leadership dev) ● Move towards faculty development plans with support for pivots (scholarly or administrative) with guides for evaluation by chairs/P&T ● Dept. Chairs mentoring/prof development
Beth Cady, Acting Director of Programs National Academy of Engineering What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: Add photo here ● Held a yearly symposium for engineering educators; attempt to keep up-to-date with research literature What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Events and workshops that bring together faculty (and others) to discuss a variety of topics What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Host a series of workshops that would gather data and research on effective mentoring, with the ultimate goal of conducting a full consensus study to provide recommendations
Barbara Smith , Assistant Director, Faculty Advancement What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Develop and deliver programmatic opportunities that (1) engage senior faculty with early/mid-career faculty; (2) catalyze peer-to-peer mentoring; (3) celebrate exemplary faculty mentors; (4) connect faculty with funding agencies; (5) advise college administrators. What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Equips incoming faculty with intensive teaching/research orientation to strategically address early career challenges, connect them w/administration and mentors, and “quick start” their faculty careers. ● Utilize faculty sages to create mentoring culture for TT and NTT faculty at all ranks. What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Create a climate where mentoring is consistently fostered and available as a natural outflow of departmental culture. ● Employ technologies to increase consistent participation in mentoring initiatives; connect our faculty across platforms to do effective mentoring.
Stephanie G. Adams Dean, College of Engineering and Technology What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Meet regularly with Jr. Faculty and Women Faculty (Dean) ● Developed College-wide orientation for new faculty (Dean) ● Expect Chairs to set goals related to faculty mentorship (Dean) ● Assign new hires a departmental mentor (as Head) What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● University-wide Membership in NCFDD ● Just created an Office of Faculty Development What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to sgadams@odu.edu Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Develop a formal program with resources for mentors ● Set an expectation that everyone does it
Dorthe Wildenschild, Associate Dean & Professor College of Engineering, Oregon State University What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Collaborate with graduate program directors on guidance for faculty regarding graduate student advising and mentoring ● Work with other Associate Deans in College of Engineering on developing faculty mentoring programs What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Emphasizes the importance of mentorship in onboarding of new faculty ● Suggests mentorship relationships to junior and senior faculty as an element of our strategic goal to create a collaborative and inclusive community. ● Gathers information about mentoring practices in different units in COE ● Incorporates mentoring messages in faculty advancement activities annually What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: ● Learn from other institutions about best practices in faculty mentoring and formalize/structure programs throughout COE dorthe@engr.orst.edu
Joyce Main, Assistant Professor School of Engineering Education, Purdue University What I Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: Conduct research on faculty careers. ● What My Institution Does Really Well Related to Faculty Mentorship: ADVANCE workshops. ● Support participation in NCFDD (Faculty Success Program). ● Assign a promotion and tenure mentor to junior faculty. Up ● to three additional mentors selected by junior faculty. What I (personally or as part of your institution) Want my Institution to Be Able to Do Related to Faculty Mentorship: Recognize and reward faculty mentorship. ●
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