Professional Development Opportunity Available for Faculty

04/19/2021

Through Saint Louis University’s institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), an independent organization providing career development and mentoring resources for academics at all career stages, the Office of the Provost will host the last of three virtual workshops in 2020-21. 

The session, Mentoring 101: How to Get What You Need to Thrive in the Academy, will be held virtually from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 11. It will be conducted by Dr. Naomi Levy of Santa Clara University.

The workshop is intended for anyone looking for a mentor. The workshop will attempt to answer the following questions: 

• Do I have a reliable and strong network of mentors?
• Am I struggling to cultivate mentoring relationships?
• Is there a difference between a mentor and a sponsor?
• How do I find new mentors and sponsors that are appropriate as I move to a new stage of my career?

The Mentoring 101 virtual workshop will challenge conventional wisdom about faculty mentoring and present a new framework to help re-imagine how mentoring works. All participants will map their current mentoring network, identify the pressing areas of need that are not being met, and create a plan to expand their existing mentoring network.

Registration can be done online. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event. Anyone with difficulties with this link, should try a different web browser.

Email Christine Rogers in the Office of Faculty Affairs with any questions.