University of New Hampshire
Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program (FMPDP)

 

Junior faculty are an essential resource at the University of New Hampshire; and if the institution is to grow and flourish, these individuals must be nurtured, mentored, and retained. The Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program (FMPDP) prepares faculty to achieve success in their academic careers through offering a comprehensive curriculum in professional development that is coupled with mentoring from a senior faculty member organized through the junior faculty's academic department. Together, these elements combine to empower junior faculty to better manage their academic careers.

Through the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program assists junior faculty in their academic career development through the guidance and support of experienced University faculty members who serve as role models, advisors and mentors.  The Program also offers knowledge-based, skill-enhancing and leadership development seminars to department chairs and senior faculty on issues facing pre-tenured faculty, higher education and academia.

The overarching goal of FMPDP is to nurture and cultivate junior faculty to become the next generation of academic leaders while offering tenured faculty, professional development opportunities to build and expand professional skills.  The specific goals of the Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program are to:

  1. help new faculty feel welcomed and part of the university community
  2. help new faculty adjust to the new environment
  3. create a support system for new faculty through networking 
  4. foster best practice in teaching and enhance productivity
  5. encourage collegiality by sharing knowledge and expertise
  6. make new faculty aware of professional and personal opportunities available to them at UNH
  7. promote the development and advancement of faculty at the University of New Hampshire through a program targeted and tailored to the specific needs of junior faculty
  8. support the retention of current faculty talent through opportunities and support to continuously build and expand professional skills


Curriculum
FMPDP provides junior faculty with the knowledge, skills and resources that are essential for a career in academia. The sessions are led by senior faculty and administrators at the University and involve interactive classroom and panel presentations, case discussions, group exercises, practical advice and skills workshops.  Professional development workshops for tenured faculty and department chairs serve as resources to expand professional skills of senior faculty who mentor and/or supervise junior faculty.

The curriculum addresses academic career development, education, research, and professional service activities. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Mentoring
Mentoring is a valuable component of FMPDP; therefore, the mentoring component aims to further foster the professional development of new and junior faculty through the guidance, encouragement and support of senior faculty so they may be successful and productive members of the university community.

The Office of the Provost and its FMPDP project will provide group mentoring to new and junior faculty through the Faculty Mentoring Workshop evening sessions.  The academic departments may elect to offer an individual or group mentoring process to their new and junior faculty. The Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer will work in concert with departments, schools and colleges to provide resources to support faculty mentoring activities.

The faculty mentoring seminars are scheduled from September through May on a Wednesday evening each month. These two-hour sessions are from 4:30-6:30pm., and will include dinner for the participants.

Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development
Schedule of Events for 2008-2009 Academic Year


FALL SEMESTER 2008

FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMMING

Wednesday, Sept. 10
4:30-6:30pm
Cocheco Room
Holloway Commons

Introduction to Program and a Panel Dialogue about Networking and Career Goal Setting
A panel of senior faculty from each school/college will discuss resources, challenges, opportunities and views on networking and career goal setting.
To Register for This Session

Tuesday, Sept. 23
4:00-6:00pm
Dunleavy Reading Room
Dimond Library

Mentoring in the Academic Department: Helping Junior Faculty Succeed with Dr. JoAnn Moody, National Faculty Developer and Consultant
Workshop for pre-tenured faculty on ways to increase work satisfaction and success.
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, Oct. 8
4:30-6:30pm
Cocheco Room
Holloway Commons

Promotion and Tenure Workshop: Part One
An opportunity to hear from recently tenured faculty about what works and what doesn't in the classroom, for scholarly research, and professional service.
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, Nov. 5
4:30-6:30pm
Cocheco Room
Holloway Commons

Formative Assessment to Enhance Classroom Teaching
Dr. Victor Benassi, Faculty Director and Dr. Michael Lee, Administrative Director, Center for Teaching Excellence and Assessment
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, Dec. 10
4:30-6:30pm
Squamscott Room
Holloway Commons

Dinner and Dialogue with Provost Mallory
Dinner and dialogue with the Provost to exchange ideas, pose questions, and to address concerns about promoting the development and advancement of pre-tenured faculty at UNH.
To Register for This Session

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING

Tuesday, Sept. 23
Dimond Library
Room 343

9:00 - 10:00 am Meeting with Provost's Academic Leadership Team
(Deans, Provost's Staff, Faculty Senate Chair, VP for Research, etc.) to focus on the agreed-upon problems related to junior faculty recruitment, retention, mentorship, evaluation, etc.
To Register for This Session

Alumni Center
1925 Room

10:15-12 noon Workshop for department chairs on mentoring in the academic department to help junior faculty succeed.
To Register for This Session

Alumni Center
1925 Room

2:00-4:00 pm Workshop for search committees and their department chairs on recruiting and hiring a widely diverse faculty.
To Register for This Session

Friday, Nov. 7
 MUB
Room 338/340
9:00am-4:00pm
Cost: $175

Women's Leadership & Management: Inextricably Linked for Change with Cynthia Forrest, Higher Education Consultant
This session will provide participants a chance to explore current  leadership models and consider management principles and issues. Particular attention will be given to women's issues in leadership and management.
To Register for This Session

Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Thursday, Dec. 18
12:30-4:30pm

Gables Community Center

Social Justice Educator Training. The Social Justice Educator Training (SJE) is a professional development  opportunity for UNH faculty, staff and graduate students to further diversity awareness, knowledge and skill sets allowing for critical analysis of the services we provide, and of the relational dynamics we seek in a diverse institution. The eight-hour training which is divided into two days is facilitated in a small-group setting (maximum of 25).
To Register for this session (Please complete by Monday December 1, 2008) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Marthouse

 


SPRING SEMESTER 2009

FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMMING

Wednesday, Feb. 11
4:30-6:30pm
Cocheco Room
Holloway Commons

Scholarly Research, Writing Grants and Manuscripts and Exploring Funding Opportunities
Dr. Taylor Eighmy, Interim Vice President for Research, and Lynette Hentges, Manager, Programs and Proposal Development
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, March 11
4:30-6:30pm
Cocheco Rm.
Holloway Commons

Promotion and Tenure Workshop: Part Two
An opportunity to hear from deans about the relationship between the annual faculty performance evaluations and promotion and tenure process.
Deans Arrington, Brady, Fuld, Innis, Klewicki, Richards, Vellucci, and Woolever
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, April 8
4:30-6:30pm 
1925 Rm. Alumni Center

Understanding Your Academic Department
A panel of department chairs from each school/college will discuss departmental expectations, practices and policies that junior faculty should become familiar.
To Register for This Session

Wednesday, May 13
4:30-6:30pm
1925 Room
Alumni Center

Celebratory Dinner and Reflections
This dinner will celebrate the completion of the inaugural program and allow for feedback and discussion with returning guest speakers, mentors, FMPDP Planning Committee
To Register for This Session

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING (TBA)

February

Legal Issues in Higher Education

Teaching Diverse Students from Under-Resourced and Under-Served Communities

March

Social Identities: Impact on Educational Outcomes

Managing Difficult Issues

Social Justice Educators Training

April

Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice

The University of New Hampshire actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

For more information contact: Office of the Provost, Wanda S. Mitchell, at wanda.mitchell@unh.edu or 603-862-3290, Thompson Hall, Room 207, 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824
Academic Affairs - Office of the Provost, Faculty Resources

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Members of the Faculty Mentoring and Professional Development Program Planning Committee
Monica Chiu, COLA (Inclusive Teaching Fellows Program)
Michael Kalinowski, HHS
Lynn Kistler, CEPS
Robert Macieski, UNH-M (Diversity Council)
Wanda Mitchell, COLA & HHS (Provost's Office)
Thomas Pistole, COLSA (Diversity Council)
Ruth Varner, EOS (ADVANCE Project)
A.R. (Venky) Venkatachalam, WSBE (Diversity Council)
David Watters, COLA (Diversity Council)