Successful research career development requires good mentoring. But most good mentoring does not come out of formal mentoring programs. This reminds me of those 7th grade dances where many of us were inside an auditorium, staring across the floor at a gaggle of the opposite sex, preparing to be paired off when the next song began. And outside were our more talented peers, in cars and on the lawn, already engaged in high level feats of adolescent development. The real problem with this analogy is that unlike romance, there isn't enough research funding to go around. And the most competitive players, don't wait for someone to organize the process. Charlie > I think such mentoring programs are a good idea. I further think that > the success of such a program is dependent upon: > > * Selection of "mentees" including, perhaps, a strict competitive > process for entering. > > * Selection of mentors > > * Matching of mentees and mentors > > * The active participation, at the very least of the appropriate > Dean, Dept. Chair, etc. Research offices can offer such services, but > in my experience it really takes the teeth of the academic heads to make > it successful in the long run. > > > > > > John > > > > John R. Baumann, Ph.D. > > Vice Provost for Research > > Director, Office of Research Services > > 5100 Rockhill Road (US Postal Service) > > 5211 Rockhill Road (Courier Service) > > Kansas City, MO 64110 > > xxxxxx@umkc.edu > > 816.235.1303 (v) > > 816.235.6532 (f) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On > Behalf Of Reynolds, Craig A. > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:37 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Faculty Mentoring Program - Research and > Proposal Development > > > > Yes, Central Michigan University had such a program but we discontinued > it a few years ago. It's probably still a good idea, but there's only > so much time in the day... > > > > Craig > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Research Administration List on behalf of Bonnie Kwit > > Sent: Mon 10/9/2006 12:11 PM > > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Faculty Mentoring Program - Research and > Proposal Development > > > > > > > > We are just starting to do the same thing. I think Central Michigan > University has such a program and is successful. Am I right CMU? > > > > > > > > Bonnie Kwit > > > > Grants & Contracts Officer > > > > Oakland University > > > > 544 O'Dowd Hall > > > > (248) 370-4116 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On > Behalf Of Anita Randle > > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 12:04 PM > > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > > Subject: [RESADM-L] Faculty Mentoring Program - Research and Proposal > Development > > > > > > > > We are thinking about embarking on a new program for working with the > faculty on research and proposal development. The idea is to seek > faculty members who have successful track records of obtaining > competitive funding to serve as mentors for younger faculty. These > mentors would be called "Senior Research Fellows," and would sign on for > a 2-year rotation. Their duties would be to proactively work with > faculty members to develop their research ideas, put them to paper, and > submit them to competitive programs. We would like to know if anyone > does something similar, and how much success you've had with it. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > Robin C. Buchannon, Ph.D., CRA > > > > Director, Sponsored Programs Administration > > > > Research Assistant Professor, Geology > > > > Office of Research & Sponsored Programs > > > > 125 Old Chemistry Building > > > > University, MS 38677 > > > > phone: 662-915-7482 > > > > fax: 662-915-7577 > > > > email: xxxxxx@olemiss.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via > our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via > our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > > ====================================================================== > > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
