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> College of Business
Mentors
This
policy requires mentoring for all new adjunct and tenure-track
faculty in the College of Business at Montana State University-Bozeman.
Each new faculty member will be assigned a mentor for the first semester
of employment, after which the faculty member will be allowed to select
a new mentor and/or adapt the mentoring relationship as deemed appropriate.
Adjunct Faculty
Mentors:
Prior to the beginning
of the first day of the semester the new adjunct faculty will be assigned
mentors as described below:
Coordinated or
Supervised Courses - the coordinator, supervisor or lead instructor
for courses being taught by new adjunct faculty will be responsible to
assign mentors from among the experienced faculty also teaching the course.
It is preferred that when appropriate the coordinator, supervisor or lead
instructor for the course will be the assigned mentor.
Autonomous Courses
- new adjunct faculty teaching in courses for which they are the
sole instructor or teaching courses taught only by new adjuncts will
be assigned a mentor by the Associate Dean of the college.
Tenure-Track Faculty
Mentors:
New tenure-track faculty
will be assigned a first semester mentor based on the consensus of the
group of academic faculty teaching in the same option area, i.e. accounting,
finance, management or marketing.
Role of the Mentor
The mentor's role
is to provide a resource for answering questions, providing support and
giving advice. The mentor supplants the required college orientations
which are described in the college faculty orientation policies.
Mentor/Faculty
Orientation - in addition to the general college orientation provided
by the Associate Dean's office, prior to the beginning of classes, the
supervisor and/or mentor will provide an orientation for the new faculty
providing, but not limited to:
- past course
syllabi for courses assigned
- list of past
course instructors
- past texts and
other required course materials
- course rolls
for upcoming semesters
- unique course
management policies
- unique course
grading policies
- unique course
objectives and/or requirements
Tenure-Track
Topics - topics which must be included in the orientation of new tenure-track
faculty, but which are not required in the orientation of new adjunct
faculty include:
- Research expectations
for promotion and tenure
- Service expectations
for promotion and tenure
- Teaching expectations
for promotion and tenure
- The promotion
and tenure process including required reviews and documentation
New Faculty Orientation
Policies
Prior to their first
semester of employment, new members of the tenure-track and adjunct faculties
will be required to attend a college orientation provided by the office
of the Associate Dean. The orientation will include information regarding
all aspects of employment at the Montana State University-Bozeman College
of Business. Presenters at the orientation may include, but are not limited
to, administrators, support staff, adjunct faculty and tenure-track faculty
as necessary.
Required Information
- the topics covered in the orientation for all new adjunct and tenure-track
faculty will include but not be limited to:
Structure, Policies
and Expectations
- the mission of
the college
- the governance
structure of the college
- the structure
of the curriculum including university core, college pre-core, college
core and option requirements
- teaching and advising
expectations including grading, office hours, syllabi, student evaluations,
colleague coverage, add/drops, and academic integrity guidelines
- annual reviews
and evaluation of currency
- computers and
other technology needs
- travel/professional
development funds and policies
- college student
clubs and activities
- college internet
links to pertinent policy documents including all college policies,
the university faculty handbook and the university academic grievance
policies (see http://www.montana.edu/cob/)
Physical Facilities/Functions
- keys
- offices
- computers
- payroll
- parking
- mailboxes
- faculty services
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