ASEC Faculty Mentoring Program

1. Consider carefully what type of mentoring you believe that you need (e.g., teaching, scholarly pursuits, and/or service selections).
2. Keep in mind that you may need mentoring from more than one faculty member, depending upon your needs and their areas of strength/expertise.
3. Formulate specific questions for prospective mentors.
4. Realize that you may receive contradictory messages when consulting with mentors with different perspectives, and that is OK. Ask for assistance in sorting through any confusion that may result.
5. Mentoring involves a relationship, so consider how comfortable you feel with a prospective mentor before identifying that person as a mentor. One’s personality may be as important as one’s expertise.
6. Don’t be afraid to re-evaluate the efficacy of your association with a mentor as time progresses and discuss changes with that person that may be appropriate.
7. Feel free to phone, email, or visit either of the ASEC “ad hoc committee on faculty mentoring” members (i.e., Hoffman & Coots) for assistance!

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Last update: 3/23/06