Provost Mentor Fellows Program
This Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs program is in collaboration with the Offices of Graduate Affairs, Research, and Diversity & Inclusion.
The Provost Mentor Fellows program is designed to promote and highlight faculty excellence in mentoring. Participants in this selective cohort-based program will join a community of faculty committed to deepening their mentoring practices and identifying new mentoring strategies. Enrollment in the program implies a commitment by the participating faculty member to attend all of the sessions, as well as read pre-meeting materials, complete program evaluations and other assignments. Total time commitment per session will not exceed 2.5 hours including all pre-work and in-session workshop time.
All sessions will be held at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering building. (610 Commonwealth Avenue)
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| September 7, 2022
3:30-6:00 pm |
Kick-off Meeting and Reception | Opening remarks: Jean Morrison, Provost
Facilitator: Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost |
| October 13, 2022
3:00-5:00 pm |
Goals & Expectations | Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost |
| November 16, 2022
3:00-5:00 pm |
Inclusive mentoring | Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost
Thiago Abreu, Senior Diversity Education Manager |
| January 25, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 pm |
Giving and Receiving Feedback | Francine Montemurro, Ombuds |
| February 8, 2023
3:00-5:00 pm |
Interrupt: For Faculty Mentors | Ashley Slay, Assistant Director of Interpersonal Violence |
| April 26, 2023
3:00-5:00 pm |
Final wrap-up and presentations | Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost |
Since attendance and participation is crucial to the success of the program, please check your calendars to make sure that you can attend all the sessions before applying. The deadline for applications is Friday, August 12, 2022. Faculty accepted into the program will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, August 19, 2022.
Applications should be submitted using the form below and consist of:
- A “biosketch” of no more than two pages, including contact information, education, and a summary of scholarship
- A cover letter of no more than one page that describes your current experiences in mentoring (if any), what mentoring issues are of interest or concern to you, and reasons for wanting to participate in the program
- A letter of support from your department chair
- Sample mentoring plan (optional)