This Mentoring Program at UW-Stout is open to all academic staff. If you
would like to become a mentor/mentee in the program, fill out the participant
information sheet located below.
Background: The Women's Mentoring Program for Academic
Staff was initiated in Spring, 2003, following a recommendation in the Equality
for Women Initiative to expand women's mentoring program to include
separate programming for faculty, academic staff and classified staff.
Program Leadership: This program is maintained by a Steering
Committee that is responsible for meeting the following goals and objectives
of the program.
Goal of the UW-Stout Women's Mentoring Program for Academic Staff:
Develop and sustain a mentoring program that is open to all women academic
staff at UW-Stout that:
- Provides opportunities for networking and communication;
- Encourages employee growth and development;
- Promotes knowledge and involvement in the university community;
- Fosters progress toward and support of personal and career-related
goals;
- Effectively recruits and retains mentors and protégés.
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Program Objectives: Provide opportunities to:
- Get to know other women academic staff at UW-Stout through face
to face and electronic interactions;
- Learn new skills through participation in professional training;
- Learn about career development issues through workshops and one-on-one
discussions;
- Better understand the campus culture through presentations and
one-on-one discussions;
- Learn about how to get involved in campus committees, shared governance,
and other campus leadership opportunities through presentations
and attendance at committee meetings;
Learn about promotion, title changes, raises and other personnel
issues;
- Identify goals of the mentoring relationship and receive support
and encouragement toward attaining these goals.
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Program Activities: In order to achieve these goals, the
following program activities are offered:
- One-on-one activities between a mentor and mentee that are matched
on similar interests;
- Group activities including workshops, brown bag sessions and networking
events. See the Campus
Events link for information on upcoming group activities;
- Informal get-togethers including regular lunches and walks;
- Extensive electronic resources.
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Send comments to: mentoring@uwstout.edu
