Mentor Leaders: Learning Together Faculty Learning Community
The Mentor Leaders: Learning Together Faculty Learning Community (ML-FLC) is a cohort-based, faculty-led learning community designed to provide training and support for OHIO faculty who intend to serve as faculty mentors to other faculty.
Specifically, the program is designed to assist full-time, Ohio University faculty:
- Describe the roles of faculty mentors and faculty mentees.
- Build the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective faculty mentors.
- Recognize the potential pitfalls and limitations of faculty mentorship relationships.
- Provide opportunities for faculty mentors to interface, network and learn together.
- Cultivate shared experiences understanding mentoring roles on neutral ground.
The program is organized and led by three OHIO faculty from the Patton College of Education: Dwan Robinson, Pete Mather, and Dianne Gut-Zippert. These faculty have previously developed and delivered an effective faculty mentoring program for the Patton College of Education and the OHIO University community.
Structure
The Mentor Leaders Faculty Learning Community will be offered on the Second and Fourth Thursdays each month during spring semester (12:30-1:50PM) beginning on January 22nd, 2026.
Dates and Topics for Spring 2026 Sessions are as follows:
- January 22 - Mentor Leaders FLC Introduction
- February 12 - Value & Benefits of Mentoring: Goals, Characteristics & Qualities
- February 26 - Social Identity
- March 26 - Appreciative Mentoring
- April 9 - Organizational Culture
- April 23 - Takeaways and Visioning
If you are interested, please sign up using this link.
Eligibility and Registration
All full-time Ohio University faculty are welcome.
This program is offered every other year.
Please contact Dr. Katie Hartman (Vice Provost for Faculty Development) at hartmank@ohio.edu with questions or concerns.