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The UWPA (University Women's Professional Advancement) “Mentor Program” strategically pairs senior women faculty with new women faculty members from different colleges. The goal of pairing two faculty members in this manner is to bilaterally facilitate professional growth and development for each pair of participants. This pairing allows new women faculty to gain familiarity with the campus, the community and its functions while allowing senior women faculty to strengthen and refine their mentoring and leadership skills through their expert knowledge and contributions that assist in the professional growth of the mentee.

Program Design

  • Match mentors and mentees based on informal analysis of applications.
  • Mentors shall be tenured associate or full professors with a vested interest in mentoring
    junior faculty members.
  •  Mentees shall be new or junior faculty at SIU Carbondale interested in broadening their
    understanding of SIU Carbondale.
  • No former mentor/mentee experience is required for participation in the program.
  • Best mentoring practices will be provided to each pair of participants who will be free to meet
    at their own discretion.
  • Several networking events will be held throughout the academic year for program
    participants to interact and share experiences with each other.

Should I be a mentor/mentee?

To find out more about the benefits of being a mentor or a mentee, read this guide.