The 2007 Future Faculty Mentorship Awards
The Future Faculty Mentorship Award recognizes faculty members whose contributions to preparing graduate students for academic careers goes above and beyond the requirements of classroom teaching and advising on the dissertation. In particular, this award allows graduate students to express appreciation for help faculty have given them in learning more about various roles faculty play inside and outside the classroom.
The Award Winners
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The following list of activities characterizes the behavior of the Mentors we are honoring.
- Teaching
- TA Development:
- Active interest in training students in their philosophy of teaching
- Responsiveness as problems arise -Help prior to and following class
- Clear guidance on grading tasks
- Involving TAs in initial course planning and assignment design
- Instructorships:
- Help in finding and preparing for adjunct positions inside and outside the University
- Advice and feedback on syllabi and other classroom documents
- TA Development:
- Research
- Proactive interest in and advice on the dissertation, publishing, conference presentations, grants, and networking
- Timely feedback on preparations for performance in all of the above areas.
- Help finding funding and other resources for research, hosting conferences, etc.
- Professional
Development and Service
- Orientation to and guidance on standards and concerns within the discipline
- Education on the ethics of practice in all areas
- Orientation to and support for contributions to lay and extra-departmental activities
- Help with job market preparation including job talks, mock interviews, and documents for the dossier and teaching portfolio
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