An effective mentor can help you

• get an email address
• get necessary keys
• order supplies
• fill out faculty leave request forms and get reimbursed for professional travel
• learn about the review process

Ask your mentor to help you

• enhance your teaching effectiveness
  • attend retreat for new faculty and mentors
  • attend workshops for new faculty
  • look over syllabi and provide feedback
  • invite you to observe them teaching
  • discuss effective teaching techniques
  • read and discuss articles and books about teaching
  • help you interpret student evaluations
• with decisions about benefit options, including retirement

Expect your mentor to

• invite you to lunch
• invite you to campus events to meet colleagues

Faculty Mentors

Contact Dr. Jacqueline Thomas (361-593-4411) for more information or to request a mentor.