Suggested Tasks for Mentors

• Acquaint new faculty member with department and institutional culture (e.g., institutional procedures, computing, budgeting, working with graduate students).
  
  
• Take the initiative in contacting the mentee, and set up regular meetings.
  
  
• Listen and ask questions.
  
  
• Help mentee with time management, and establishing priorities.
  
  
• Acquaint new faculty with expectations for performance in research, teaching, extension/professional practice, and service.
  
  
• Help the faculty member develop a professional network.
  
  
• Share information about professional opportunities internal and external to the university (funding sources, potential collaborators, publication outlets).
  
  
• Review research for the new faculty member.
  
  
• Help the new faculty member establish a research focus.
  
  
• Visit new faculty member’s classrooms and/or laboratories if requested.
  
  
• Share information about academic and student support services on campus.
  
  
• Discuss effective instructional techniques.
  
  
• Provide guidance for documenting activities and professional achievements.
  
  
• Assist new faculty member with annual and mid-tenure reviews.
  
  
• Assist faculty member with long-term career goals and short-term objectives.
  
  
• Provide opportunities for collaborative research and projects.
  
  
• Serve as a sounding board for the new faculty member.
  
  
• Maintain confidentiality of information shared by the new faculty member.
  
  
• Help mentee make contacts.