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LFA Mentorship Program

Engineering Librarian & CAPLA Liaison

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Paula C Johnson
Contact:
Main Library A403
520-621-9862

Welcome to the LFA Mentoring Program!

Glad you are here. Please read about the purpose and work of the committee in the box to your left. This libguide is the place to find information we hope will facilitate productive mentor/mentee relationships. Logistically, once the mentor/mentee matches are made, you will want to start with setting up a first meeting where you can fill out the University Libraries Faculty Mentor Partnering Agreement (see below).

The Agreement gives you latitude to design a relationship that best works for the both of you. Talk through each part of the agreement, so you are both very clear about expectations and responsibilities. You do not need to file a copy of the completed agreement with the Committee, but if you are willing to share,Paula Johnson will collect anonymized data on common goals and guidelines that pairs establish. Such information will be used to inform programming and the type of support the committee offers.

This guide is also the place to find copies of workshop materials. Content overall, will not remain static, so check back periodically. If you have any suggestions for material you wish to see included here, please send it to one of the LFA Mentoring Committee Members:

  • Ahlam Saleh (Chair) - saleh1@arizona.edu
  • Janet Crum - janetcrum@arizona.edu
  • Steve Hussman - shussman@arizona.edu
  • Rachel Castro - castro2@ahsl.arizona.edu

Best wishes!

Tips and Pointers

Advantages and disadvantages of the different mentoring styles

  • Formal or Classic
  • Informal
  • Peer
  • Group or Team
  • Faculty Writing Groups
  • Workshops & Colloquia

Diversity issues in mentoring

  • Less access to mentors
  • Differences in importance of mentoring
  • Higher rates of turnover
  • Inequalities in academia
  • Race and gender may matter
  • Similarities do not guarantee success
  • Need for sensitivity

Avoiding negative mentoring relationships - 5 factors of negative mentoring

  • Poor match within the dyad
  • Distancing behavior
  • Manipulative behavior
  • Lack of mentor expertise
  • General dysfunctionality