Mentoring Program Evaluation - Form for the Mentor

Your Name: _________________________________________

Name of Your Mentee: ________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________


Rate the following items on a 1 - 5 scale to assess the extent to which your role as a mentor over the last year or two addressed them.

5 = I tried to communicate a great deal about this
4 = I tried to communicate some important things about this
3 = We discussed this on a limited basis
2 = My mentoring did not address this point
1 = I was asked for help on this but did not address this issue

___Receiving a general orientation to the College and life in Gambier

___Obtaining basic knowledlge of what it means to be a faculty member

___Receiving help with professional writing or artistic productivity

___Setting career goals/ time-lines

___Time management

___Selecting educational or research projects

___Balancing personal and professional priorities

___Learning about Kenyon's organizational structure, piorities, politics, culture

___Learning about the culture of my department

___Fostering effective professional relationships in and outside the College

___Pedagogical approaches

___Managing students (advice about grading, extensions, plagiarism, etc.)

___The role of academic advisor to students

___Preparation for the pre-tenure review (e.g., advice about the prospectus, etc.)

Others - Please list



1. How often did you visit the new faculty member's classes?

2. Describe the quantity and nature of contacts with your mentee.

3. How useful were the year-end meetings and the mentoring report?

4. How could your experience of being a mentor have been improved?



Please return this form to Associate Provost Joseph Klesner,
Edelstein House, by June 15

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