1. MENTORING FOR YOUR NEW FACULTY Nancy J. McCormick Middle Tennessee State University nmccormi@mtsu.edu www.mtsu.edu/~nmccormi

2. MENTORING FOR YOUR NEW FACULTY Need Benefits

3. NEED No entry-level jobs in teaching Attrition $ invested

4. BENEFITS Job Satisfaction Retention of faculty

5. JOB SATISFACTION Satisfaction = Performance / Expectations

6. PERFORMANCE GRADING Student Improvement Student Retention Student Evaluations Improvement Retention Evaluations

7. MENTORING PLAN Specific Inclusive Doable

8. MENTORING COMPONENTS Instructional Activities Administrative Duties Professional Development

9. INSTRUCTION Orientation –Courses –Facilities –Equipment –Supplies –Technology

10. INSTRUCTION First Day Observations Regular Contact End of Semester

11. DEVELOP A CHECKLIST Gives Direction Keeps on track Prevents Omissions Info Syllabi MentorMentee Activity Obser. Resource Tests

12. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES SIS Forms & Reports Advising Center Personnel

13. STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Access to info on classes Access to info on students INFOSCREEN Sections105 Class Rolls107 Address003 Schedule109

14. FORMS & REPORTS University –Workloads (per semester) –Sick Leave (per month) Departmental –Absence Reports (per incident) –Classes Covered (per incident)

15. ADVISING PERSONNEL Location & Services Student Alerts Semester Calendar

16. OTHER PERSONNEL Departmental Personnel Records Veteran’s Affairs Athletic Advisors

17. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Professional Organizations Opportunities for Merit Points Evaluations

18. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Web sites Conferences

19. EXAMPLES OF POINTS Publications Book through a national publisher 30 points Book or Video in-house 5 points Article in Refereed Journal 15 points Selected Conference Papers 5 points Newsletter Article2 points

20. EVALUATIONS Self-Evaluation Outline of Faculty Data Portfolio Review by Promotion/Tenure Committee Chair Evaluation

21. TO SET UP MENTORING Math coordinators pair new faculty with mentors each semester –having compatible teaching schedules –offices in the same building –can devote time for mentoring (will receive professional development point for mentoring) –having tenure, help with professional development

22. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION Mentoring Booklet Web page

23. SOLICIT FEEDBACK “What I Wish I Had Known My First Year.” “Things That Were Helpful During My First Year.” “Things That I Would Do Differently.” “Questions I Wish I’d Asked.”

24. MENTORING