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The Mentoring Process

Check Mentor Mentee
 
  • Matching of mentor and new faculty member by department/team
  • Matching can occur before new faculty member arrives on campus and mentor can contact to ask how to help make the transition easier or answer any questions
  Call or email mentee to set up first meeting after his/her arrival on campus Respond to mentor's request to meet
  Share information about background, professional experiences, and satisfactions. Include information about previous mentoring experiences, either as a mentor or mentee. Share information about your background, your needs and values, and your aspirations
  Informally clarify common interests, shared work values Informally clarify common interests, shared work values
  Help mentee clarify goals Discuss goals to achieve your needs and aspirations
  Set up a schedule with your mentee for regular meetings and feedback sessions. Be sure to agree on frequency and times, and stick to them. Set goals for yourself, and follow through on them. Don't be afraid to raise your expectations or redefine your goals as part of the ongoing process
  Compile a list of activities with mentee which meet mutual goals With your mentor, decide what steps will need to be taken to achieve your goals
  Remember to both talk and listen Remember to both listen and talk
  Brush up on your communication and other skills and always remember to take the mentee seriously Be receptive to feedback and coaching
Feedback should be perceived as an opportunity for growth
  Be sensitive to gender and cross-cultural differences Pay attention to changes in your life or attitudes that may call for updating your goals and expected outcomes

Mentor Tips -- Research shows that effective mentoring can be done in as little as two hours each month:

  • Meet over breakfast or lunch. You have to eat sometime.
  • Have your mentee attend a meeting with you.
  • Have your mentee help you on a project.
  • Introduce your mentee to others.
  • Recommend other resources to your mentee.

Mentee Tips -- How to maintain your mentoring relationship:

  • Maintain regular contact.
  • Respect your mentor's time.
  • Internalize and apply what you learn.
  • Follow through.
  • Show appreciation.
  • Give back.
   
 

Questions, comments, suggestions? Email wypiszyj@uwosh.edu@uwosh.edu
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