Who can be a protégé?

Protégés are untenured, tenure track faculty who choose to participate in the mentoring program.  Academic departments may have formal or informal mentoring programs that have the advantage of offering specific information about departmental practices and procedures.  The Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program complements these programs.  Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program will:

• offer workshops, seminars, and events designed to introduce protégés to faculty life and organizations campus-wide;
• will provide information about tenure and promotion that applies to all faculty regardless of department;
• foster interdisciplinary relationships between campus scholars through scheduled community events; and
• share information about research, professional advancement, and other campus-based opportunities for faculty.

Protégés may join the program as soon as they believe it will be beneficial, though joining in their first semester on campus is strongly encouraged.

Home academic departments may offer mentoring programs as well.  The Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program will function cooperatively with departmental programs, and will provide college-wide information and resources that may not be readily available, and can serve as an invaluable supplement to formal and informal departmental mentoring programs.  Protégés may  want to consult with their department chairs to determine if participation in both would be beneficial.