Faculty Orientation and Mentoring
All new faculty members are expected to participate in the OIC faculty mentoring program. New faculty will be
assigned a faculty mentor (from among full-time faculty members, usually within the same division as the new faculty
member) to assist with classroom teaching, project advising, scholarship, time management and priority setting, and/or
other areas as needed. The formal mentoring relationship is anticipated to last for the first year of the new faculty
member's appointment, but may be extended or terminated at the request of either the mentor or mentee and upon mutual
agreement.
Each new faculty member and his or her mentor will be asked to meet and agree upon the objectives of the mentoring
relationship, tailored to the needs of the mentee, and how they plan to achieve them. The chosen course of action may
include--but is not limited to--regular meetings on selected topics, classroom visits, review of materials written by the
mentee (teaching or research related), and regular informal conversations. At the end of one year, the mentor and mentee
will sign a joint letter to the President of the College evaluating achievements of the program and agreeing on a future
course of action (e.g., continuing or terminating the mentorship).
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