Faculty mentoring at McPherson College is an effort to create informal opportunities for the one-on-one exchange of teaching and learning experiences in a supportive and collegial environment.
These professional development efforts are part of formative development; therefore, submission of reports is not required.
A mentee may, if s/he so desires, solicit a letter of reference from his/her mentor.
If a faculty member would like to be assigned a new mentor, s/he may contact the Dean of Faculty.
New Faculty Mentoring
New faculty orientation is held at the beginning of each academic year. It is expected that all new full-time faculty will attend new faculty orientation. New adjunct faculty, or part-time faculty, are invited to attend as well. As part of the new faculty orientation program, new faculty are introduced to second- and third-year faculty to begin building a professional network on campus.
New faculty orientation continues throughout the year through the new faculty mentorship program, which pairs a new faculty member with a colleague outside of the new faculty member’s department. Mentors meet informally with their new faculty colleague about once a month to provide just-in-time guidance and insight throughout the academic year. The Dean of Faculty may host workshops for new faculty and their mentors throughout the academic year.
New faculty may orient further in his/her department and division with guidance from his/her department chair and division chair.