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Welcome to The Chicago Area Faculty Development Network

Theme for FY 2008:
Best Practices in Faculty Mentoring

Upcoming Events:

April 25, 2008

“Mentoring at Multiple Levels in the Institution: Building a Professional Network”

Keynote speaker: Dr. Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Associate Provost for Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

 

Robert Morris College, 401 S. State Street, Chicago

12 noon – 3:30 p.m., includes luncheon

 

This event is open to all faculty developers, deans, and academic VP’s whose institutions are CAFDN members

 

Workshop description:  In the literature of faculty development, mentoring is usually mentioned as a vital contribution to a successful academic career, particularly for women and faculty of color.   The most common form of mentoring has been a “traditional model,” which is defined by a one-on-one relationship between an experienced faculty member who guides and supports the career development of an early career faculty member. Recent literature, however, has indicated the emergence of new, more flexible approaches to mentoring in which new and experienced faculty work with “multiple mentors,” “constellations” of mentors, “networks” of mentors, or a “portfolio” of mentors who address a variety of career competencies. In this interactive session, participants will identify what they actually mean by mentoring, learn how our own experiences as "mentees" shape how we value mentoring in academia, look at various approaches to mentoring, and explore what an "ideal" mentoring network might look like for faculty at various stages of the academic career


CAFDN is a non-profit consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to promoting the improvement of college teaching by providing a convenient and affordable way for professionals to exchange information and best practices in the field.

CAFDN has been in existence since 1996. Our membership includes faculty development professionals from all types of schools throughout our area, covering the full range from community colleges to research universities. We have found it most helpful to learn from each other not just despite, but also because of, the differences of our institutions. The diverse requirements of our home campuses have allowed us to look at issues from new perspectives and develop a profound sense of collegiality.

Over the years we have debated every important topic that faculty and institutions of higher learning are facing: From effective grading practices to interdisciplinary teaching, from active learning to the role of part-time instructors, and from faculty evaluation to learning communities.

If you want to participate in our activities and meetings, please contact:

Edmund J. Hansen, Ph.D.
CAFDN President
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
Northeastern Illinois University
e-hansen@neiu.edu
Tel.: 773-442-4467




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