UNCW ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING PROGRAM FOR FACULTY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403
Contact: Kathleen Berkeley

The UNCW Administrator Mentoring Program for faculty is designed to guide and encourage faculty who are interested in moving into an administrative position. This pilot program will be evaluated by participants after one year.

Why do we need such a program?
There are many promising members of the faculty who have never considered administrative service. This program would connect the faculty member who would like to quietly learn more about administrative service with an appropriate mentor. The request and the pairing would be done in confidence, to encourage faculty to consider service as an administrator.

Who is eligible to participate?
Any full-time tenured faculty member may request an administrative mentor. Any administrator at the Chair/Director level or above may serve as a mentor. Goals for the mentoring relationship will be designed to meet individual needs.

What are the benefits to Administrative Mentees?
a greater knowledge of organizational structure, priorities, politics, and culture
guidance in advancing in administrative positions in the university
participation in an administrative project
an understanding of the relationship between programs and resources

What are the benefits to the Administrative Mentors?
the satisfaction of extending a guiding hand to a colleague
the satisfaction of facilitating communication across disciplines
a new, reinvigorating outlook on one’s own job
an opportunity to help recruit able faculty into administrative positions

How will the pairs be chosen?
Eligible individuals interested in being an administrative mentee or mentor should complete the attached application/registration form, which should be submitted to the Center for Faculty Leadership, Randall Library 2038. A coordinator in the Provost’s office will review the forms and identify a potential mentor for each applicant. In cases where appropriate matches cannot be made from the mentor pool, an appropriate faculty administrator would be contacted and their participation requested. Only those who are interested in participating would do so.

What exactly is expected?
The frequency and nature of contacts is up to the mentoring partners. As a general guideline, a minimum time commitment of two hours per month is appropriate. Mentoring relationships may be short term, lasting a couple of months, or longer, depending on the project.

I wish to apply to participate in the UNCW Administrator Mentoring Program for Faculty as a MENTEE

Name_________________Department________________Date_______________

Name (signature)____________________________________________________

As a prospective mentee, I would be interested in mentoring in the following areas (check all that apply):

____ receiving basic knowledge of what it means to be a faculty administrator
____ learning about the organizational structure, priorities, politics, culture
____ receiving guidance on advancement in administrative positions in the
university
____ participating in an administrative project
____ in a specific area _______________________
____ in a general area

Submit this application to: Mentoring Program, Office of Academic Affairs, Alderman 111
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON

I wish to apply to participate in the UNCW Administrator Mentoring Program for Faculty as a MENTOR

Name__________________Department__________________Date____________

Name (signature)____________________________________________________

As a prospective mentor, I would be interested in the following areas (check all that apply):

____ providing basic knowledge of what it means to be a faculty administrator
____ explaining the organizational structure, priorities, politics, culture
____ providing guidance on advancement in administrative positions in the
university
____ Involving the mentee in an administrative project
Submit this form to: Faculty Mentoring Program, Office of Academic Affairs, Alderman 111


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON