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Great
ideas are best when shared! Below are a few practices that work for
specific departments/units--maybe they will work for you. |
| Agricultural
& Biosystems Engineering works with
the College of Engineering & Mines and their minority recruitment
program. In addition one of their female faculty seeks to mentor
female students by organizing a variety of events and projects for them to
be involved with. In addition, Dr. Slack has been able to have two
NSF fellows opportunities targeted for women. |
| Plant Pathology
offers a "Winter Term Fellowship" to schools in the
mid-West. They can send 1 student to spend 1 month in sunny Tucson
doing research. They all stay in a local bed & breakfast
together and build true friendships. Many return later to complete
more advanced degrees at the UA. |
| Veterinary Science
&
Microbiology offer students an outstanding student resource center staffed
by one staff member and two faculty. It is a welcoming and
supportive environment within the unit for all under-represented
groups. Advising appointments are made "on the spot,"
study group meetings and club meetings are held there. In addition,
network computers are available and faculty use the center to interact
with the students. |
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| The School
of Family and Consumer Science utilizes a
variety of techniques to support their faculty. New faculty undergo
a formal orientation and are provided with a complete packet including a
handbook. Dr. Shim strives to create a mentoring culture by working
closely with committees and individuals. She tries to each faculty
member to lunch during the fall semester to review their status and
encourage them individually. Not only are incoming faculty mentored,
but also those ready to take the next step in their career. |
| Plant Sciences
provide formal mentors for new hires, but also encourage
"natural" mentoring matches. Incoming faculty are assigned
two faculty based on their area of focus and personality matches. |
| The School
of Renewable
Natural Resources routinely monitors the FAEIS (http://faeis.usda.gov)
information on-line to
check their own baseline regarding diversity issues. |
| Entomology
provides new hires with a list of "Targets for Tenure."
This is an unofficial set of advice on achieving tenure. The idea is
to give them a more tangible concept of what is needed to succeed at the
UA. |
| Soil, Water
& Environmental Sciences actively
seeks qualified candidates through a variety of sources including personal
contacts. Once hired they provide the newcomer with both formal and
informal mentoring support. Jeff Silvertooth encourages faculty to
seek out people of similar interests to develop projects with. |
