Benefits to the Mentee
•Support and advocacy from a senior member of the faculty
•Advice on responsibilities and professional priorities
•Individual recognition and encouragement
•Informal feedback and critical but constructive appraisal
•Advice in defining and achieving career goals
•Advice on scholarship and teaching
•Advice on balancing teaching, scholarship, committee work and other responsibilities
•Gaining an understanding of the culture of the institution
•Opportunities for collaboration with someone outside department
•Reduction of stress
Benefits to the Mentor
•Satisfaction in enabling new faculty members to begin their careers with a sense of direction.
•Satisfaction of helping with the professional growth and development of a junior faculty member.
•Provides opportunities for reflection and renewal of mentor’s own teaching and scholarship.
•Increases stimulation from bright and creative new colleagues
Benefits to the College
•Encouragement of a college environment that promotes collegiality
•Increases commitment, productivity and satisfaction among tenure track faculty members
•Minimizes faculty attrition and promotes faculty retention
•Encourages cooperation and cohesiveness for those involved in the program
•Increases collaboration among junior and senior faculty members
•Develops faculty, enabling them to make full use of their knowledge and skills
•Facilitates the development of future organizational leadership •
