139 SPEC Kit 356: Diversity and Inclusion
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Library Faculty Mentoring Program
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MENTOR/ PROTÉGÉ ASSIGNMENT PROCESS
Assignment of Mentors
Mentors will be selected from the tenured faculty.
When positions are filled, the LMC will identify potential mentors for new faculty
members and will contact those potential mentors to determine their interest in
and/or availability to take on the assignments.
Newly assigned mentors will be provided contact information for the new faculty
members and encouraged to make contact prior to their arrival.
If mentoring assignments cannot be made in advance of a faculty member’s
arrival at work, this process should be completed within the first two weeks of
employment.
Mentors
Each untenured, tenure-track faculty member will be assigned two mentors taking
into consideration job assignment, research and professional service interests.
In order to avoid conflict of interest, the primary work administrator will not be
assigned as a protégé’s mentor, unless explicitly requested by the protégé.
Ad Hoc mentors may be utilized by the protégé at any time for special expertise
needs.
No mentor shall be assigned more than four protégés.
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
A protégée may request a change in assigned mentors at any time.
A mentor may request reassignment from a particular protégé at any time.
Reassignments will be done in consultation with the LMC so that
problems/issues/expectations can be addressed in future pairings.
All tenured faculty members in good standing are considered available to be
assigned as mentors unless they notify the LMC chair of their desire to opt out.
A tenured faculty member may be removed from consideration, based on
legitimate concerns of effectiveness.
MENTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Mentors will typically:
Initiate the first meeting with a new protégé.
Offer to meet with each protégé at least monthly, in any format formal
appointment, lunch, etc.
Assist protégé in making plans and setting action steps to achieve goals.
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