Mentoring 101

AGHE Faculty Development Committee

Webinar #1, March 31, 2009

Telemachus and Mentor

AGHE Faculty Mentoring Guide

• For mentors and mentees

• Offer alternatives to traditional mentoring

• How to seek a mentor or mentee

• Mentoring programs• Obstacles• Template forms• Additional resources

Care for a mint or…

Mentoring in Gerontology Education: New Graduate Student PerspectivesPeyton, Morton, Perkins & Dougherty, (2001). Educational Gerontology

• Multidisciplinary perspective

• Mentor or advisor• Types of mentors• Need• Phases• Selection Minotaur

Are you mentor material

A mentor has moved beyond preoccupation with self to foster growth of a developing professional.

The most important function of a mentor is assisting in the realization of a dream.

Levinson, Darrow, Klein, et al., 1978

Mint material

Types of Mentors

• The informational mentor

• Peer mentor

• Retiree mentor

• Competitor Mentor

• Grandparent mentor

Peyton et al. 2001

Characteristics of a Mentor• Encourage and demonstrate

confidence in your mentee.• Value mentee as a person• Supportive professional

environment• Don’t deny your own

ignorance• Be liberal with feedback• Provide exposure for your

mentee• Allow your mentee to assist

and be generous with credit

Obama with career mentor Emil Jones

Alternatives to Traditional Mentoring

• Layered Mentoring

• Rolling Mentoring

• Mentoring outside Institution

"When one teaches, two learn."-Robert Half

Finding a Mentee

Of those in my department junior to me, who is pursuing work or has strengths similar to my own?

To whom do I gravitate?

Liking your mentee goes a long way toward a successful relationship.

Finding Nemo

Mentor Checklist

• Know your mentee• Expectations• Promotion/Tenure• Regular meetings• Written goals• Change• Networking• Shared work

Phases of Mentoring

• Initiation

• Cultivation

• Separation

• Redefinition

Characteristics of a Mentee

• Eagerness to learn

• Seriousness• Take the

initiative• Flexibility• Promptness• Provide

feedback• Interest

Questions for a Mentee

• How do you know if you are being adequately mentored?

• Completing an evaluation will guide the future direction of your relationship.

On-line Resourceshttp://www.apa.org/monitor/mar99/mentor.html Beans, B. E. (1999, March).

Mentoring program helps young faculty feel at home. APA Monitor, 30(3).

http://www.mentornet.net The e-mentoring network for women in engineering and science (2002).

http://www.publichealth.uga.edu/geron/programs/geron_mentor.htmlSouthern Regional Student Mentoring Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics, The University of Georgia Institute of Gerontology

http://www.jhartfound.org/pdf%20files/swleaders.pdfFostering Academic Leadership in Gerontology and Geriatrics is Vital to the Future of Social Work Programs. The John A. Hartford Foundation.

http://www.preparing-faculty.org/default.htm#aboutThe Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) is a national initative that prepares aspiring faculty members for a career in academia.