Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program

The Faculty Development Advisory Board is pleased to announce a new mentoring opportunity for all faculty, the Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program, that offers the opportunity for faculty who have experience or expertise in many areas of interest to work directly with faculty colleagues.

Below is the list of topics and your faculty colleagues who have agreed to serve as mentors. See a topic you'd like to have a conversation about? Call up one or more of the mentors-and conversations over coffee or lunch are on us-just bring receipts to JH 109.

Topic	Possible Mentor
Assessing beyond tests and papers; exploring other methods to assess student learning using creative projects and assignments	Tim Brimmer, Music Elizabeth Mix, Art Program
Creating a multi-year agenda in research, scholarship, and creative work and sustaining this agenda	Tim Brimmer, Music Pam Crowell, Pharmaceutical Sciences Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Doug Spaniol, Music
Deciphering course evaluations	Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Elizabeth Mix, Art Program Jon Sorenson, Computer Science
Finding and applying for external grants for research, scholarship, and creative work	Pam Crowell, Pharmaceutical Sciences Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Jon Sorenson, Computer Science Doug Spaniol, Music
Finding equanimity: getting and maintaining work-life balance	Courtney Droms, Marketing Julianne Miranda, Director CAT, Music Jon Sorenson, Computer Science Doug Spaniol, Music
Forming accountability groups	Robin Turner, Political Science
Incorporating service learning into a course	Margaret Brabant, Political Science Donald Braid, Director CCC, GHS Tim Brimmer, Music Bonnie Brown, Pharmacy Practice Rose Campbell, Strategic Communication Lisa Farley, Education Mary Gospel, Communication Sciences & Disorders Arthur Hochman, Education Panos Linos, Computer Science Catherine Pangan, Education Susan Sutherlin, English Jon Sorenson, Computer Science Robin Turner, Political Science
Interdisciplinary teaching approaches	Tim Brimmer, Music Jon Sorenson, Computer Science
Leveraging the strengths of international faculty experiences, expertise, and pedagogical contributions	Tim Brimmer, Music Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Doug Spaniol, Music
Making a successful transition from another career into a faculty position	Jane Gervasio, Pharmacy Practice Julianne Miranda, Director CAT, Music
Publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals; interpreting feedback, finding outlets for your work	Tim Brimmer, Music Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Ann O'Connor, Communication Su-Mei Ooi, Political Science Linda Willem, Spanish
Rubric development for student work	Elizabeth Mix, Art Program Ann O'Connor, Communication Jon Sorenson, Computer Science
Seasons of professional life	Julianne Miranda, Director CAT, Music Jon Sorenson, Computer Science Doug Spaniol, Music
Serving as a department chair or program director	Pam Crowell, Pharmaceutical Sciences Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Jane Gervasio, Pharmacy Practice Jon Sorenson, Computer Science
Successful student advising, including working with many advisees or successful use of advising and scheduling software	Bonnie Brown, Pharmacy Practice Angela Lupton, Education Elizabeth Mix, Art Program Ann O'Connor, Communication Doug Spaniol, Music
Successfully addressing cultural and political differences in the classroom	Tim Brimmer, Music Sudip Das, Pharmaceutics Ann O'Connor, Communication
Teaching an online or hybrid course	Tim Brimmer, Music Julianne Miranda, Director CAT, Music Elizabeth Mix, Art Program Ann O'Connor, Communication
Troubleshooting individual moments in the classroom, lab, or studio	Elizabeth Mix, Art Program Jon Sorenson, Computer Science
Using technology as a pedagogical tool	Tim Brimmer, Music Jason Davidson, Business Courtney Droms, Marketing James McGrath, Philosophy and Religion Julianne Miranda, Director CAT, Music Catherine Pangan, Education Armando Pellerano, Communication Robin Turner, Political Science Kent VanTyle, Pharmacology Rebecca Wahl, Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences
Working with students who have learning differences	Tim Brimmer, Music Jon Sorenson, Computer Science Kelli Esteves, Education

If you have experience or expertise in one or more of the mentoring topics listed, and are interested in serving as a mentor yourself, please identify yourself by sending an email to facultyaffairs@butler.edu so that you can be added to the list of faculty mentors in the particular area/s you identify. If you have a colleague who has particular expertise, talk with or nominate him/her to serve as a peer-to-peer mentor.

Serving as a peer-to-peer mentor may be informal and short-term, whereas other situations may evolve into longer term reciprocal relationships. It entails being willing to field a phone call, email, or visit from a colleague who is seeking assistance in your mentoring area. Sometimes, you may have one conversation, for others, there may be a sustained series of conversations. In all, consider these reciprocal conversations.

If you have experience or expertise in an area we have not identified, please let us know by sending the topic to facultyaffairs@butler.edu. Areas of mentorship will grow and develop according to faculty needs and expertise.