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Purpose: To establish a structure for meaningful, practical and ongoing professional support for new tenure track faculty that will facilitate their development as teachers and scholars and their successful integration into the life of their departments and colleges, the University, and the Chico area community.
Structure: New faculty will be grouped by college into cohorts of 5-7. Each cohort is assigned to one mentor who is an established faculty member in that college. Mentors will work with faculty for the first two years of their tenure-track position to provide support and share resources.
Assessment: The Program Coordinator will administer a survey of new faculty at the midpoint and end of the first year and at the end of the second to assess the success of the mentoring program. The Director will also meet with mentors to solicit their feedback on the program at regular intervals but no less than once a semester.
Name | College |
Jake Brimlow | Agriculture (AGR) |
Lori Weber | Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) |
Rebecca Justeson | Communication and Education (CME) |
Nathan Anderson | Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management (ECC) |
Robert Tinkler | Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) |
Pam Kruger | Meriam Library (MLIB) |
Carolynn Arpin | Natural Sciences (NSC) |
Conversation with Second-Year Faculty (Friday, September 30th) –
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Join us for a chance to ask second year faculty how they survived their first year! This is an informal panel where we will ask some questions to second year faculty about their first year experience at Chico State, and what advice they have for you.
Advice from Newly Tenured Faculty (Friday, November 12th) - video recording(opens in new window)
Join a conversation with newly tenured faculty to hear about their journey and for a chance to ask some questions!
Equity Diversity and Inclusion (Friday, October 8th) – video recording(opens in new window)
Michelle Morris, the campus’ Chief Diversity Officer, will expand on the resources for faculty related to EDI that she shared at the New Faculty Orientation, and Chiara Ferrari will share FDEV resources/programs, and talk about professional development opportunities. We will then ask all of you to share what you are already doing in terms of teaching and research, as it relates to EDI.
Advice from Second Year Faculty (Friday, September 10th) – video recording(opens in new window)
Join a conversation with second-year faculty and their advice how to survive your first year as a tenure track faculty!
Selection: Mentors are recommended by Program Coordinator, Director, and Deans.
Year One Mentor Responsibilities:
Year Two Mentor Responsibilities: