FACULTY SUPPORTING FACULTY: HOW TO BE A FACULTY MENTOR Tuesday, February 8, 2011St. Pete/Gibbs AD-180 Wednesday, February 9, 2011Clearwater LA :30-12:40pmWelcome 12:40-1:30pmWhat is Mentoring & Why is it Important? 1:30-1:40pmBreak 1:40-2:25pmHow Do You Get Started? 2:25-2:30pmClosing remarks

DISCUSSION Who Were Your Mentors? What did they do? How did they help? What did they give you?

DISCUSSION QualitiesQualities of the Outstanding Mentor List the positive qualities of your mentors …. List what you wish your mentors would have done. What would have made them even better?

WHAT DO NEW FACULTY SAY? Able guide Accessible Anticipates needs Approachable Available Caring Encouraging Enthusiastic about teaching Friendly Good communicator Good listener Helpful Kind Knowledgeable about teaching & organization Nurturing Organized Passion to inspire Patient Supportive Warm

WHAT IS MENTORING? A process that facilitates the shared learning and growth of participants in order to provide both with career and psychosocial support in order to advance the career of one or both participants

CORE FUNCTIONS Career Sponsorship Coaching Exposure & Visibility Protection Challenging assignments Psychosocial Role modeling Affirmation & Confirmation Counseling Friendship

STAGES OF MENTORING Initiation Cultivation Separation Redefinition

BENEFITS To the Institution… Recruitment and retention Professional development efficacy Institutional memory Communication Faculty evaluation Tenure To the Individual… Job satisfaction Self-confidence Professional relationships Organizational resources Acclimation Processes and procedures

10 MINUTE BREAK

CORE COMPONENTS Purposeful matching process Mentoring partnership agreement form Mentor orientation New faculty orientation Regularly scheduled mentoring meetings

MODELS OF MENTORING One-on-One Circle Board of Directors

THE FIRST MEETING Get to know one another Establish the relationship expectations and needs Share what you want to contribute to the relationship Discuss past mentoring experiences Define what success will look like Discuss options and opportunities for learning Complete the Mentoring Partnership Agreement FormMentoring Partnership Agreement Form

MENTORING SKILLS ListeningFacilitating IntuitionGoal Setting CuriosityGuiding Brokering RelationshipsManaging Conflict Building & Maintaining Relationships Problem Solving Communicating Providing & Receiving Feedback EncouragingReflecting

LISTENING Level 1Internal Level 2Focused Level 3Global Listening Exercises for Homework

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