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Guidelines for Faculty
Mentoring Program
The New Faculty Mentoring Program at Savannah State University is designed to help junior faculty members plan their careers with the advice of more experienced colleagues. Because the program is set up for the benefit of the junior faculty, the junior partner in each mentor/mentee pair should take considerable responsibility for making the relationship work. The junior faculty member is expected to select a prospective mentor from the Mentors Directory and to contact the mentor to set up the first meeting, in which both parties should reach a clear understanding of what they expect from each other. At the meetings, mentees should be encouraged to formulate their career goals clearly, define sharply any problems they perceive and bring specific problems to meetings for discussion.
Mentors cannot guarantee the happiness and work environment of mentees at SSU, but they can offer support, encouragement, and useful information.
The mentor/mentee pair should agree to a no-fault conclusion of the relationship if either party feels that the intended goal is not being achieved, without either blaming the other.
Mentees can select more than one mentor, perhaps for different purposes, and mentors can counsel more than one mentee.