How is the Office of Academic Affairs involved in the Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program?

The Office of Academic Affairs coordinates the Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program.  That is, the Office:

• provides initial mentor-protégé pairings;
• plans and offers appropriate training for mentors;
• organizes the program’s workshops, seminars, and social events for mentors and protégés;
• provides mediation and re-assignment for mentoring pairs, as necessary;
• evaluates the program annually for effectiveness; and
• maintains only limited records on program participation.

The Office will maintain minimal documentation of the mentoring relationships.  Academic Affairs will maintain a confidential file of participation forms, a list of mentoring pairs for administrative purposes only, information regarding the trainings, workshops, and seminars, and program evaluation materials.  No notes will be maintained on the detailed content of mentoring relationships.  Department chairs and Deans will be consulted to nominate and review the slate of mentors who volunteer to participate in the program.  The Faculty Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate will help evaluate and continuously improve the Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program.