Making Connections:
A Handbook for Effective Formal Mentoring Programs in Academia
Edited by David Law & Nora Domínguez
As the third book in the Empower Teaching Open Access Book Series, Making Connections is a comprehensive resource for those in academia who want to understand how to develop, implement, evaluate, sustain, and fund mentorship at their respective universities. Making Connections is a unique and needed contribution to the mentoring field, and is a collaborative institutional effort between Utah State University’s (USU) Empowering Teaching Open Access Book Series and the University of New Mexico (UNM) Mentoring Institute.
Table of Contents
Land Acknowledgement | Contributors
Praise for Making Connections
Kathy E. Kram, Andrew J. Hobson, and Dave R. Woolstenhulme
Acknowledgements
Foreword
David Clutterbuck
Introduction
David D. Law & Nora Domínguez
PART I: MENTORING ARENA
Chapter 1: Mentoring Origins and Evolution
Bob Garvey
Chapter 2: Recognizing Mentoring Program Identity and Applying Theoretical Frameworks for Design, Support, and Research
Mark J. Hager, Kim Hales, and Nora Domínguez
Chapter 3: Cultivating Diverse Forms and Functions of Mentoring Relationships Within Academia
Audrey J. Murrell & Gloria O. Onosu
Chapter 4: Formal Mentoring Programs: Characteristics, Benefits, and Outcomes
Rachel Arocho & Benjamin A. Johnson
PART II: DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING EFFECTIVE MENTORING PROGRAMS
Chapter 5: Needs Assessment and Data Analytics: Understanding Your Constituencies
Neal Legler
Chapter 6: The Mentoring Context: Securing Institutional Support and Organizational Alignment
James Y. Taylor & Greg Dart
Chapter 7: The Crucial Role and Responsibilities of the Mentoring Program Coordinator
Michael A. Christiansen & Don Busenbark
Chapter 8: Outlining the Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes of the Mentoring Program
Lisa Z. Fain & Jaime Crites
Chapter 9: Defining Recruitment, Selection, and Matching Strategies
Paul R. Hernandez, Don Busenbark, Kim Hales, and David D. Law
Chapter 10: Preparing the Effective Mentor
Natasha Mickel
Chapter 11: Preparing the Effective Mentee
Dionne Clabaugh
Chapter 12: A New Vision for Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Academic Mentoring Programs
Assata Zerai & Nancy López
Chapter 13: Improving Mentoring Relationships and Programs Through Assessment and Evaluation
Laura Gail Lunsford
Chapter 14: The Mentoring Program as a Research Project
David D. Law, Nicole Vouvalis, Andy Harris, and Jim LaMuth
Chapter 15: Funding the Mentoring Program
Monica Castañeda-Kessel
PART III: MENTORING CASE STUDIES
Chapter 16: Becoming AWARES: Mentoring Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Sciences
Shirley L. Yu, Arianna Black, and Gönül Kaletunç
Chapter 17: Mentoring Redesigned to Attract Entry-Level Students
Timothy Schroeder, Tara S. Hackel, and Yadéeh E. Sawyer
Chapter 18: Case Study of the Statewide Faculty-to-Student Mentoring Program at Utah State University
Jeff Spears, Kim Hales, and Hannah M. Lewis
Chapter 19: The Connections Program: Integrating Mentoring Into the First-Year Experience
Jennifer Grewe & Harrison Kleiner
Chapter 20: Facilitating Leadership Learning Using Co-Mentoring Circles
Kathleen M. Cowin
Chapter 21: Mentoring Graduate Underrepresented Minorities in STEM
Benjamin C. Flores, Jessica Shenberger-Trujillo, and Milka Montes
Chapter 22: The Well-Prepared Adjunct: Peer Mentoring, Autonomy Supports, and Values-Based Pedagogy
Dionne Clabaugh
Chapter 23: Advancing Institutional Mentoring Excellence (AIME): An Institutional Inclusion Initiative
Valerie Romero-Leggott, Orrin Meyers, Andrew Sussman, and Rebecca Hartley
Chapter 24: Intentional Onboarding and Mentoring of New Faculty at Central Michigan University
Sarah Marshall
Chapter 25: Mentoring Programs for Staff of Educational Institutions: UNM Staff Council Mentorship Program
Amy Hawkins
Chapter 26: Staff Mentoring and Development at Arizona State University
Karen Engler-Weber
PART IV: NETWORK MENTORING PROGRAMS
Chapter 27: Networked Mentoring Programs in Academia
Dawn E. Chanland
Chapter 28: Networked Mentoring Programs: Targeted Developmental Relationships and Building a Broader Community
Valerie Paquette, Wendy Murphy, and Susan Duffy
Conclusion
David D. Law & Nora Domínguez
This handbook is a must-read for anyone who wants to design an effective mentoring initiative in academia. The contributors include scholars and practitioners who have examined the challenges of creating high quality mentoring experiences in highly complex settings.
Book Details
Recommended APA Citation
Law, D. & Dominguez, N. (Eds.) (2023). Making connections: A handbook for effective formal mentoring programs in academia. Utah State University. https://doi.org/10.26079/ff55-d7a0
Written and edited by experts in the field and informed by research and first-hand experience of leading mentoring programs in academia, I expect that [Making Connections] will have a profound positive impact on and in universities in the United States and worldwide.
Making Connections Podcast with Tamara Thorpe
I have witnessed the profound impact of mentoring on the retention and achievement of our valued students, faculty, and staff...I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to improve retention rates and enhance professional development within their university community.
About Empower Teaching Open-Access Series
The Empower Teaching Open-Access Book Series features a variety of peer-reviewed books focused broadly on the multi-disciplinary work of teaching in higher education. Books in the series align with the mission of the Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence (ETE) to bolster the culture of teaching excellence for students, staff, faculty and administrators. The books in this series share insightful and innovative perspectives on teaching and learning, and through a partnership with USU Libraries the books are offered in an online and open-access format to amplify the voices of authors and contributors in the series.