Women Junior Faculty
Mentoring Program
The Mentoring Program for Women Junior Faculty was established to provide a mechanism to assist and promote the advancement of women junior faculty in their professional career development, and for the recruitment and retention of women faculty. This Mentoring Program is a formalized program in which women at the junior faculty level (instructor, assistant professor) are linked with women and men senior faculty (associate and full professor) in one-on-one mentoring relationships. Resources and activities are provided to enhance and support the mentoring relationships.
Please see these links to learn more about the Mentoring Program.
Mentor Information
Mentee Information
Mentoring Resources
Events
Publication
Research Support Core
Mentor Information
All faculty at the Associate and Full Professor level join the Mentor Program by completing the Fields of Interest form.
HOW TO JOIN: Contact Diana Cornelison for a Fields of Interest form to begin the process. Complete the form and forward it to Diana Cornelison at Piedmont Plaza II, 1st Floor. The information will be provided to the mentoring committee to determine mentor choices for the mentees. Once a meeting has been established, the pair will decide on goals for the relationship and the frequency of meetings.
Mentee Information
Women at the Instructor and Assistant Professor level join the Mentee Program by completing the Needs Assessment form.
HOW TO JOIN: Contact Diana Cornelison for a Needs Assessment form to begin the process. Complete the form and forward it to Diana Cornelison at Piedmont Plaza II, 1st Floor. A mentoring committee will review the form to select potential mentors for the candidate. This selection will then be sent to the mentee to choose a mentor.
Mentoring Resources
The Women’s Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education (WHCOE) Resource Center has an catalogue with information and materials about mentoring and leadership. Contact Diana Cornelison for more information.
Events
We schedule events regularly to benefit participants in the Mentoring Program.
After Hours Journal Club:
- November 17, 2009, 5:30 – 7:00pm, "Bullying in the Workplace, with a special emphasis on women bullying women." Facilitated by Dr. Mary Lou Voytko, WHCOE Director and Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy. Dr. Voytko will also provide an overview and summary of the book She Wins, You Win, by Gail Evans.
Women Faculty as Managers
December 10, 3-5
Facilitated by Drs. Allison Brashear; Lynne Wagenknecht; Gretchen Wells and Ms. Cheryl Locke
Event Audience: Women Faculty, Residents and Fellows
Topics include: Interviewing techniques; Communicating initial performance expectations; Delegation and follow up; Conflict resolution; Difficult conversations; Performance evaluations; and Dealing with problem behavior.
Complicated Relationships Panel
March 18, 10, 3-5
Facilitated by Drs. April Ronca, Carol Shively, Pete Santago and Stephen Rapp
Event Audience: Women Faculty, Residents and Fellows
Each panelist will discuss case scenarios and an opportunity for questions and general discussion will follow.
For further information or to RSVP for any of these events, please contact the WHCOE at whcoe@wfubmc.edu or 713-4220
If you have a suggestion for an event, please contact Diana Cornelison, Mentoring Program Manager.