What is Faculty Mentoring?
Faculty mentoring is a core component of career and academic success, as well as enhanced personal growth and job satisfaction. The USU Faculty Senate supports these vital concepts and has developed this Faculty Mentoring Web-Site to facilitate all USU Faculty in finding mentors for all aspects of their academic life. Some characteristics of mentors and mentee's are listed below.
Faculty Mentoring at USU
The primary responsibility for mentoring at USU is within the individual department of the schools and institutes of the University. One of the subcommittees of the USU Faculty Senate is the Faculty Mentoring subcommittee, the role of which is to help facilitate mentoring within the University. If you are interested in becoming a USU mentor or in searching for a USU mentor please follow the links below. If you would like additional information regarding the USU Faculty Senate Mentoring Program, please contact one of the members:
USU Faculty Mentoring Subcommittee
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Mentor - responsibilities/characteristics:
- Provide a positive and professional environment for academic growth
- Be accessible
- Encourage individual growth
- Support networking within and outside the USU environment
- Provide honest feedback on mentee's progress
Mentee - responsibilities/characteristics:
- Be respectful of the time your mentor is giving you
- Be an active listener to your mentor
- Be eager to engage in opportunities for growth
- Be open to the ideas and opinions of your mentor
To use the Faculty Mentoring Network System
Mentors are critical to the professional development and success of all faculty members, junior/senior, uniformed/civilian, basic/clinical. Please sign up to be a USU faculty mentor to help colleagues. Using this system, you can sign up to be a mentor and/or you can find a potential mentor.
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