University of Richmond - Office of the Provost

Overview:

This two-part mentoring workshop will take faculty leaders through a 5-step process to create and sustain an effective mentoring program for early and mid-career faculty members. The goal is to provide support, resources, and feedback on institutional faculty mentoring that would work within schools (or departments). There will be an emphasis on ensuring an inclusive mentorship plan, including one that will support BIPOC faculty members. 

The full workshop is divided into two sequential parts offered on Friday, January 28 (Part 1) and Friday, February 18 from 11:30-2 pm (Part 2), including lunch. Faculty leaders (Department Chairs and Associate Deans, other faculty or administrators who support faculty mentoring programs) are invited. Participation in both parts is important to achieving the program’s goals although individuals who are only able to attend one will be able to attend just one part. 

Brief descriptions for each part of the workshop

Part 1: Supporting Faculty Mentorship - Models & Skills

·        Definitions of mentoring & articulating the goals for your mentoring program

·        Analyze the best models for faculty mentorship, with an emphasis on inclusive programs

·        Outline content for mentorship education and faculty members’ skill building

·        How to recruit mentors or get mentors to volunteer (spillover to workshop 2)

Part 2: Supporting Faculty Mentorship - Activities, & Assessment

·        Establish expectations and activities that support goals for faculty mentorship;

·        How to assess and improve the program

o  How to monitor activities and relationships for early interventions when dysfunction (e.g. neglect) is occurring

o  Describe how to tell if the mentorship activities are working