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I think it is so important to have an open and honest mentor and mentee approach. It is vital to be addressing the real concerns from each mentee as opposed to the perceived concerns.

"Grant Recipient AY 2011-2012

Roles in Faculty Mentoring | Faculty Mentoring

Faculty Mentoring @ RIT

Faculty Mentoring - Roles

Protege

  • Openly seek advice from mentors.
  • Clarify expectations from Dean, Department Heads, and current mentors.
  • Obtain current tenure and promotion guidelines from the Dean’s Office in your College.
  • Willingly participate in developmental activities.
  • Form an individual mentoring network.

Mentors

  • Help less experienced faculty members (protégés) develop in specified capacities (teaching, research, scholarship, service, etc).
  • Provide career advancement advice.
  • Offer support.

Department Heads or Immediate Supervisors

  • Provide a comprehensive orientation for new faculty.
  • Identify individuals to serve as mentors.
  • Help match protégés to mentors.
  • Manage Plans of Work to reflect mentoring-related activities and responsibilities.
  • Provide performance feedback and guidance to faculty.

Provost and Deans

  • Through the shared governance model, administer and interpret guidelines for tenure.
  • Set guidelines for scholarly productivity.
  • Establish a set of rewards and accountability measures to ensure that mentoring remains a priority.
 

The Faculty Associates to the Provost assist in the implementation of institute-wide mentoring, provide guidance on navigating the promotion and/or tenure processes and advocate for constituent faculty.

Faculty Associate for AALANA Faculty
African American, Latino American, Native American
Marcos Esterman
Room 09-1598
585-475-6922
mxeeie@rit.edu
Faculty Associate for Women Faculty
Margaret Bailey
475-2960
mbbeme@rit.edu