FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAM at UTD
F15 to S16
Please return this application to:
Homer Montgomery, Chair, Committee on Faculty Mentoring
FN 3.308H
FN33
mont@utdallas.edu
Contact Information
Name
__________________________________________________________
Department / School _________________________________________________
Academic Title______________________________________________________
Phone___________________ Email_____________________________________
Please check areas of research activity you would like to discuss with a mentor:
___ Identifying research topics
___ Identifying funding opportunities
___ Conducting research
___Grant writing
___ Manuscript preparation/writing
___ Computer/statistical skills
___ Presentations
___ Developing a research portfolio
___ Publishing
___ Other ______________________________________________________________
Please check areas of teaching activity you would like to discuss with a mentor:
___ Developing a course
___ Dealing with difficult students
___ Preparing classes (lectures)
___ Balancing teaching/research
___ Delivering classes (lectures)
___ Using technology/distance education
___ Developing quizzes or exams
___ Innovative classroom experiences
___ Grading
___ Other ______________________________________________________________
Please check areas of professional activity you would like to discuss with a mentor:
___ Understanding promotion and tenure
___ Identifying collaborators/partners
___ Developing a plan for career advancement
___ Communication skills and networking
___ Finding your professional niche
___ Connecting to local/community resources
___ Accessing/utilizing institutional support
___ Connecting to industry
___ Prioritizing professional demands
___ Balancing personal/professional demands
___ Improving time management
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___ Other _____________________________________________________________
Choosing Mentors
Mentors serve many purposes, including offering social support, advice and guidance about
research, teaching, service, UTD specific policies, and your research field more generally.
Please name individuals you might want as mentors. They might include faculty or peers at UTD,
faculty or peers at other institutions, community, corporate, or industry professionals. An excellent
starting point would be a faculty member at UTD.
If you have not yet identified anyone you would like to have as a mentor, please apply to the
Mentoring program anyway; we will help you identify a mentor at UTD.
You must include contact information:
Name____________________________________________________________________
Address/Email/Phone______________________________________________________ _
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
This person is: □ UTD Senior faculty
□ Non-UTD senior faculty or professional
□ UTD Peer faculty
□ Non-UTD peer faculty or professional
Name____________________________________________________________________
Address/Email/Phone______________________________________________________ _
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
This person is: □ UTD Senior faculty
□ Non-UTD senior faculty or professional
□ UTD Peer faculty
□ Non-UTD peer faculty or professional
Name____________________________________________________________________
Address/Email/Phone______________________________________________________ _
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
This person is: □ UTD Senior faculty
□ Non-UTD senior faculty or professional
□ UTD Peer faculty
□ Non-UTD peer faculty or professional
Name____________________________________________________________________
Address/Email/Phone______________________________________________________ _
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
This person is: □ UTD Senior faculty
□ Non-UTD senior faculty or professional
□ UTD Peer faculty
□ Non-UTD peer faculty or professional
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Your answers to the following questions will help focus meetings between you and your mentor.
What do you consider to be the most major obstacles in attaining your career goals?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
What do you consider to be your strongest skills/strengths?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
What are the most important areas you would like to enhance during the next year of mentoring?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Please list any other comments or questions regarding your expectations and participation in the faculty
mentoring program.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your participation!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Homer Montgomery at mont@utdallas.edu x2480 (469.951.8110)
or
Elizabeth Rugg at elr120030@utdallas.edu x6679
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