Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
Schools need to foster growth and retention of new faculty, often content experts with minimal formal academic experience. Compounding factors include inadequate numbers of seasoned faculty due to retirements, burnout, or low salaries. This session will describe a unique evidence-based faculty mentorship program that supports, engages, and retains new faculty.
Keywords
faculty mentor, coach, faculty retention
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Lynch, Susan; Barrere, Cynthia; O'COnnor, Lisa G.; Karosas, Laima; and Lange, Jean (2016). "A Faculty Mentorship Program: Supporting, Engaging, and Retaining New Faculty," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2016/Faculty/6
A Faculty Mentorship Program: Supporting, Engaging, and Retaining New Faculty
Schools need to foster growth and retention of new faculty, often content experts with minimal formal academic experience. Compounding factors include inadequate numbers of seasoned faculty due to retirements, burnout, or low salaries. This session will describe a unique evidence-based faculty mentorship program that supports, engages, and retains new faculty.
