The Professional
Development Mentor Program
The Office of Professional Development has designed a
mentor program for those faculty and staff who aspire to
a management or leadership position. It is also for
those experienced managers who want to take the next
step and move into a higher-level administrative
position.
The purpose of the Professional Development Mentor
Program is to provide opportunities for employees who
have a desire to develop and enhance their career
development opportunities, to be paired with a mentor
who will guide, advise and motivate them to continue to
improve their skills and knowledge and grow with the
College into a management or leadership position.
The Professional Development Mentor Program is open to
all full-time and adjunct faculty, classified and
confidential staff and administrators.
Program Goals
- To encourage
motivated employees to develop themselves to their
fullest potential
- To retain good
managers
- To grow future
managers and administrators for the College
- To create and foster
effective and mutually beneficial relationships
between the mentors and mentees
- Current and aspiring
managers will have an opportunity to gain knowledge
and skills that will assist them in moving up to the
next level
- Mentorship will be a
non-evaluative, relaxed relationship focused on
coaching
Program Participation
To participate either as a mentor or mentee in the
Professional Development Mentor Program, please contact
Leslie Carr in the Professional Development office at
leslie.carr@canyons.edu or at campus extension 3100.
Mentor Program for New Online Faculty
The Mentor Program for New Online Faculty is designed to
provide additional support to instructors during the
first semester or two of online teaching. The program
will pair new online instructors with instructors who
are experienced with online teaching in order to provide
feedback on course design and offer ongoing
encouragement and advice.
Mentors will earn 8 hours of FLEX credit per semester,
with a maximum of 16 hours per academic year.
New online instructors can request a mentor by
contacting Jennifer Brezina at
jennifer.brezina@canyons.edu. If you are an
experienced online instructor and would like to become a
mentor, please contact Jennifer Brezina at the same
email address listed above.
New Fulltime Faculty Mentor Program
Newly hired fulltime faculty can have the benefit of
having a “friend in the business” at COC; mentors can
help newcomers work on professional projects, develop
curriculum, or they can be simply a source of guidance
and information, all in a non-evaluative manner.
To sign up to be a mentor, please contact Fred D’Astoli
at campus extension 3710 or at
fred.dastoli@canyons.edu. Eight hours of FLEX credit
per semester will be given to mentors. |
