Post on 29-Mar-2015
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
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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.