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	Mentoring at UGA
	Recommended Resources
	Featured Book: Schoenfeld, A. C., & Magnan, R. (1994). Mentor in a manual: Climbing the academic ladder to tenure. Madison, WI: Magna Publications. A realistic look at what it takes to be successful in the academic job market and in navigating the path as a member of the academic community. The authors are frank about the politics of assimilation into the academic department and on balancing the research, service and teaching requirements. The style is readable and practical with essential information for each stage of a career in higher education. Mentoring Web Sites Project Promote at UGA Women Faculty Mentoring from University of Wisconsin–Madison General mentoring links from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan Empowering the Faculty: Mentoring Redirected and Renewed. ERIC Digest How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty in a Diverse University from The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan Tomorrow's Professor Listserv Faculty Mentoring Guidelines from Washington State University Office of the Provost Mentoring.org Selected Texts and References Boice, R. (2000). Advice for new faculty members. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Daloz, L.A. (1999). Mentor: Guiding the journey of adult learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Lewis, K.G. (Ed.). (1988). Face to face: A sourcebook of individual consultation techniques for faculty/instructional developers. Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, Inc. Menges, R. J. & Associates (1999). Faculty in new jobs: A guide to settling in, becoming established, and building institutional support. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, & Institute of Medicine (1997). Adviser, teacher, role model, friend: On being a mentor to students in science and enginnering. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Schoenfeld, A. C., & Magnan, R. (1994). Mentor in a manual: Climbing the academic ladder to tenure. Madison, WI: Magna Publications. Stuart, M., & Lieberman, J. A. (1993). The fifteen minute hour: Applied psychotherapy for the primary care physician (2nd ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.
	Faculty and Postdoctoral Mentoring Programs
	Governor's Teaching Fellows Program Contact: Dr. Marguerite Koepke, mkoepke@uga.edu, 706-542-4711 Description: The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program is designed for faculty members who teach at accredited public or private colleges or universities in Georgia, other than the University of Georgia. This program was established in 1995 by the Honorable Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia 1991-1999, to provide Georgia's higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills. Emeriti Scholars Program Program Contact: Dr. Sylvia Hutchinson, smchutch@uga.edu, 706-542-8802 Description:This program provides opportunities for outstanding retired faculty who wish to continue their commitment and involvement in the academic life of campus. Lilly Teaching Fellows Program Program Contact: Dr. Nelson Hilton, nhilton@uga.edu, 706-542-1355 Description: This fellowship is designed for junior faculty without significant teaching experience at the college or university level prior to joining the UGA faculty. Nominations are due March 4, 2009 for the 2009-2011 program. Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows Program Program Contact: Dr. Michele Simpson, msimpson@uga.edu Description: The major responsibilities of the Fellows include the teaching of undergraduate students, expansion of personal scholarship, and the enhancement of skills that are essential to college and university teaching. Senior Teaching Fellows Program Program Contact: Dr. Nelson Hilton, nhilton@uga.edu, 706-542-1355 Description:This faculty development opportunity is designed for senior faculty members. Any faculty member with the rank of associate or full professor who has been at the University of Georgia for at least five years is eligible for nomination to this program. Nominations due March 18, 2009. UGA Libraries Mentor Program Program Contact: Hallie Pritchett, hpritche@uga.edu, chair of the Professional Development and Research Comittee Description:The Mentor Program is designed to provide a resource for interests and knowledge while building relationships within the Libraries and beyond. Through The Mentor Program, participants can identify other faculty and staff who share the same interests.
	Undergraduate Mentoring Program
	Brumby Buddies Program Contact: Kathryn Hall, 706-542-8250 CURO AP: Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Apprentice Program Program Contact: Dr. Pam Kleiber, pkleiber@uga.edu, 706-542-0530 Description: Part of the Honors Program at the University of Georgia, the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) seeks to promote opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research with premier research faculty. English Department Mentoring and Advising Program Coordinator: Dr. Sujata Iyengar, iyengar@uga.edu, 542-2679 Description: The purpose of the mentoring program is to promote contact between undergraduates and faculty members. For the student, the mentoring program is an opportunity to get to know, and to make yourself known to, at least one faculty member during the course of your studies in this department. Freshman College Summer Experience Program Contact: Dr. Mark Daddona, mdaddona@uga.edu, 706-542-0480 Description: The purpose of the Faculty Mentor Program is to provide Freshman College students with the opportunity to develop an informal relationship with a faculty member who will serve in a supportive non-evaluative role and will help students navigate the transition to college life. Students also have the option of requesting a mentor based on academic and professional interests. Honors Faculty Mentor Program Program Contact: Dr. Pam Kleiber, pkleiber@uga.edu, 706-542-0530 Description: The Honors Faculty Mentor Program provides Honors freshmen with a mentor who will provide a link to the academic life of the university and who can advise on career and graduate school planning. Senior Foundation Fellows Program Contact: Dr. Steven Elliott-Gower, segower@uga.edu, 706-542-6206 Description: The Foundation Fellows Program seeks to foster a community of undergraduate scholars and leaders by providing intellectual, cultural, and service opportunities in an environment conducive to learning and personal growth through shared knowledge and experience. SMARTEES: Starting Meaningful Academic Relationships to Enhance Every Student's Success, Creswell Hall Program Contact: Sally Watkins, watkinss@uga.edu Description: SMARTEES, is an effort to help residents of Creswell Hall adjust to the academic climate at UGA and provide opportunity for greater faculty and staff presence in the Creswell Community. Four components comprise the SMARTEES program: 1) programs presented by faculty and staff, 2) a bi-monthly academic focused newsletter, 3) recognizing and rewarding "B" or better academic achievement with prize drawings each semester and 4) providing peer tutoring 3 nights each week via the office of Academic Enhancement.
	Graduate Mentoring Programs
	Teaching Assistant Mentor Program (TA Mentors) Website: http://www.ctl.uga.edu/teach_asst/ta_mentors/ta_mentors.htm Program Contact: Dr. Paul Quick, pauquick@uga.edu, 706-542-0534 Description: The purpose of this program is to prepare future faculty, document the scholarship of teaching and to increase peer mentoring in academic departments.


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