The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is recruiting for our Spring 2025 Faculty Mentor Training. An adaptation of CIMER’s nationally recognized Entering Mentoring curriculum, the CFE’s Faculty Mentor Training emphasizes evidence-based mentoring competencies and practices to support mentees of all backgrounds at UNC. Over 180 faculty mentors have completed the CFE’s Faculty Mentor Training since Fall 2019.
The Spring 2025 Faculty Mentor Training begins Friday, January 17. Interested faculty can register online.
About the CFE’s Faculty Mentor Training
The Faculty Mentor Training is a six-part, fully in-person training to enhance faculty mentoring skills and to promote accessible, effective mentoring across campus. The core curriculum adapts six core mentoring competencies from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research’s (CIMER) nationally recognized Entering Mentoring curriculum. Faculty develop a mentoring philosophy and competency in aligning expectations, maintaining effective communication, supporting mentees of all backgrounds, fostering independence, and promoting professional development. Sessions include guided discussion, evidence-based practices, case studies, as well as print and digital resources. All sessions will be in person, with lunch provided, to foster community among participants.
Who Should Register
The Faculty Mentor Training is open to all faculty seeking to enhance their mentoring skills. Faculty who mentor early-career colleagues, as well as faculty applying for NIH, NSF, and other funding mechanisms that require mentoring development plans, are strongly encouraged to register.
Faculty who are interested in participating but are uncertain whether they can attend the first session (January 17) should contact CFEMentoringDevelopment@unc.edu to discuss possible accommodation.
Spring 2025 Schedule
- Friday, January 17: 12:30 to 2:30 PM
- Friday, January 31: 12:30 to 2:30 PM
- Friday, February 14: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Friday, February 28: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Friday, March 21: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Friday, April 11: 2:45 PM – 4:45 PM*
*The final workshop will be held at a special time to accommodate the Spring 2025 Mentoring Summit. All Faculty Mentor Training participants will be invited to attend the Spring 2025 Mentoring Summit, as their availability permits, in addition to our final workshop.
For More Information
Contact CFEMentoringDevelopment@unc.edu or visit the CFE Mentoring Development Programs page.