Smathers Libraries Career Development Handbook
DRAFT
IV. C. Mentoring Program
Purpose/Goals
of program:
Assist new faculty in understanding and
navigating the T&P process; assist new faculty in understanding the
culture
of the libraries; provide staff members pursuing or holding a degree in
librarianship with adequate support in understanding the requirements
necessary
to secure a librarian position; provide a venue for seasoned faculty to
share their
knowledge and expertise with newer staff.
Eligibility
to become a mentor:
- Any tenured faculty is
eligible to be a
mentor for tenure-track faculty.
- Any faculty is eligible to be
a mentor for
non-tenure track faculty and staff members pursuing or holding a degree
in
librarianship.
Eligibility
to become a mentee:
- All tenure track faculty are
required to
participate in the Mentoring Program.
- All non-tenure track faculty
and staff
pursuing or holding a degree in librarianship may elect to participate
in the
mentoring program by completing a Mentor Request form.
Mentor
selection process:
- The selection of a mentor
will be made
jointly with input from the appropriate dean, department chair,
supervisor,
employee and HR representative.
Duration
of mentoring relationship:
- For tenure-track faculty the
mentoring
relationship will last until the mentee has submitted the T&P
packet.
- For non-tenure track faculty
and staff
pursuing or holding a degree in librarianship – the mentoring
relationship will
last 1 year with the option of renewal if requested.
Level
of interaction:
- The level of interaction
between a mentor
and mentee is flexible and is mutually agreed upon by each pair. It is
however
recommended that the participants meet at least once a month and
participate in
training opportunities provided through the Libraries’ Training program.
Feedback
mechanism:
- All participants will be
asked to complete
a questionnaire annually to evaluate the program and comment, if
desired, on
the mentor/mentee pairing. This questionnaire will be circulated at the
beginning of the calendar year prior to the faculty evaluation period
which
begins in February. During the annual faculty evaluation the supervisor
or
department chair will solicit feedback on how well the mentor/mentee
assignment
is working out.
Formalizing
the program:
- For mentors the mentoring
relationship will
be considered Service to the Libraries and the Mentoring Agreement will
become
part of their annual activity report.
Forms
used:
- Mentoring agreement signed by both
mentor
and mentee including an option to request a reassignment.
- Mentor Request - for non-tenure faculty and staff pursuing or holding a degree in librarianship.
- Annual
mentoring evaluative questionnaire (Coming)
