Mentoring

All new ACC faculty, both full-time and adjunct, must be assigned a mentor during their first semester at ACC. Any other faculty member may be assigned a mentor at the discretion of the Department Chairs or upon the request of the faculty member. (Administrative Rule# 4.01.015)

• Timelines for Submitting Forms
• Mentoring Forms
• Current Mentor List
• Definition and Philosophy
• Mentor Criteria
• Mentor Incentives
• Mentor Appointments
• Mentoring Procedures
• Mentor Orientation

Timelines for Submitting Forms

• Adhering to these timelines ensures the timely processing of stipends.
• Assignments for Mentoring are to be made by Department Chairs at the beginning of each semester.
• Send all forms to Professional Development and Evaluation Programs, HBC, attention Nicole K. Bell.

Semester	Forms	Due Date	Responsible Party
Fall	Assignment Forms	September 12, 2008	Submitted by Mentors with signatures
	Checklist	January 9, 2009	Mentors and Mentees
Spring	Assignment Forms	January 30, 2009	Submitted by Mentors with signatures
	Checklist	May 8, 2009	Mentors and Mentees
Summer	Assignment Forms	June 12, 2009	Submitted by Mentors with signatures
	Checklist	August 21 , 2008	Mentors and Mentees

Mentoring Forms

The following forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print.

Title	Filename	Format
Mentor Checklist	MentorChkList.pdf	PDF
Mentee Checklist	MenteeChkList.pdf	PDF
* DL Mentor Checklist	DLMentorChklist.pdf	PDF
* DL Mentee Checklist	DLMenteeChklist.pdf	PDF
Mentor Assignment Form	AssignmentForm.pdf	PDF
Optional Mentor Evaluation	OptionalMentorEval.pdf	PDF
Optional Mentee Evaluation	OptionalMenteeEval.pdf	PDF
Teaching Observation Checklist	TeachingObserve.pdf	PDF

* Distance Learning/Distributed Learning Faculty should use these forms.

Definition and Philosophy

In keeping with the classic definition of a mentor (a wise and trusted counselor or teacher), ACC mentors are outstanding faculty members who are selected on the basis of their ability to serve as a resource and positive role model for new faculty. These individuals acquaint new faculty with ACC as an institution and with valuable information concerning the discipline in which they are teaching. In addition, they pass on to new faculty the teaching wisdom they have acquired over the years. Mentors do not serve as evaluators or judges of new faculty. Instead, they offer an insider's guidance and insights.

Further, mentors should not be expected to do the job that a supervisor should. For example, if the new faculty member receives extremely low evaluations or is unqualified to teach a college class, his or her supervisor should resolve those issues, not the mentor. For this reason, supervisors should not serve as mentors to those they supervise. A mentor must function as an individual who does not judge, does not evaluate, and does not make employment decisions for that new faculty member.

Although mentors are paid a stipend of $200 based upon ten hours of mentoring, that stipend only partially indicates the importance and value of the mentoring experience. For the most part, mentors serve for the good of their discipline, for the good of their colleagues, and for the good of ACC students. The stipend is a concrete way to show gratitude for this service.

Mentor Criteria

• Mentors must have been employed at ACC as full-time or adjunct faculty for at least three years with effective ratings
• Mentors must complete Mentor Orientation every three years
• Mentors must spend approximately 10 hours per semester as mentor to new faculty
• Mentors must serve as a resource and positive role model
• Mentors may not be supervisors (without specific permission from Dean)

Mentor Incentives

The mentor will receive a $200 stipend for each mentee once the completed Mentor Checklist and Mentee Checklist are received by Professional Development and Evaluation Programs. Mentors should be assigned no more than three mentees per semester without the Dean's written approval. A copy of written approval must also be sent to Professional Development and Evaluation Programs.

Mentor Appointments

Before the semester starts, Department Chairs will identify new faculty and match them with mentors from the current Mentor List. Faculty who have completed the one-hour Mentoring Orientation within the last three years are on the list.

Both the Mentor and Mentee must complete the Mentor Assignment Form with signatures. Department Chairs must ensure that the Mentor Assignment Form is completed and returned to Professional Development and Evaluation Programs by the date listed on the timeline above.

Procedures

Mentors must initiate contact with mentees to plan the mentoring activities, based on the contents of the Mentor and Mentee Checklists. The activities should involve a minimum ten hours of mentor/mentee contact. At the end of the semester, the mentor and mentee each must submit a Mentor or Mentee Checklist. Optional Mentor Program Evaluation forms are also available for additional comments.

Mentor Orientation in Mentor Impact

Any faculty member selected to be a mentor must complete a Mentoring Orientation if he or she has not already done so in the last three years.

Orientations are offered online via Mentor Impact. Mentors may self-enroll in Mentor Impact by going to www.adjunctimpact.com/u/acc and clicking "register now." Follow the enrollment steps, and a password will be generated for you and sent to your email address. Complete the course called "Mentor Impact" (you may view the other courses but these are not required for Mentor Orientation). Complete the quiz at the end of Mentor Impact.

When you pass the quiz with a 70 percent or higher, contact Melissa Richardson at mrichard@austincc.edu. Melissa Richardson will place your name on the Current Mentor List.