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Faculty Mentor Program
The Faculty Mentor Program is a series of workshops designed to help faculty successfully balance their teaching, research, and service and to successfully navigate major milestones, such as achieving tenure, obtaining their first grant, or planning a sabbatical. Some presentations are held every year (such as Preparing Tri-Council Grants, or Developing a Teaching Dossier) but others vary from year to year.
Topics Covered:
Promotion and tenure, developing a teaching dossier/teaching philosophy, running effective meetings, preparing Tri Council grants, preparing for sabbatical, tips for graduate supervision, and applying for promotion to full professor.
Upcoming Sessions
No session currently scheduled.
Audience
Some topics apply specifically to tenure-track faculty, while others apply to all instructors, including tenured and/or part-time faculty.
Offered
Typically four to six sessions offered each year.
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy Statement, February 28, 2025
Embedding Essential Learning Skills in your Course by Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum (Workshop 5 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), August 16, 2023
Building Meaningful Mentorships, September 20, 2023
Supporting Students from Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds, October 18, 2023
Navigating Challenging Situations, November 15, 2023
Leadership in Wellness Part I: Cultivating Student Mental Health, November 21, 2023
Leadership in Wellness Part II: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students, November 21, 2023
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 8, 2024
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 19, 2024
Leadership in Wellness Part 1: Cultivating Student Mental Health, October 12, 2022
Leadership in Wellness Part 2: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students, October 12, 2022
Helping Students Develop Skills to Plan, Focus, and Execute in their Learning (Workshop 1 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), October 27, 2022
Making the Message Clear: Supporting Students in Developing their Communication Skills (Workshop 2 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), November 24, 2022
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 2, 2023
Helping Students to Generate Ideas, Think Creatively, and Solve Problems (Workshop 3 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), February 23, 2023
Helping Students Recognize Areas for Personal and Professional Growth and Development (Workshop 4 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), March 17, 2023
Tenure and Promotion under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 9, 2021
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 4, 2022
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 3, 2022
Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma- and violence-informed approach, August 10, 2020
Cultivating Positive Student Mental Health, August 17, 2020
Initiating Mental Health Conversations with your Students, September 21, 2020
Developing a Culturally Affirming Teaching Practice, October 26, 2020
Effective Feedback in the Intercultural Classroom, November 23, 2020
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 10, 2020
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 5, 2021
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 2, 2021
Who's Calling the Shots? Negotiating a Fair and Balanced Workload for Graduate Supervisors and Students, September 25, 2019
safeTALK for Faculty, November 6, 2019
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 6, 2019
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 7, 2020
Mindfulness at Work, March 11, 2020
Strategies for Tailoring Your Teaching to Increase its Significance for You, April 22, 2020
Leadership in Wellness: A Strengths-Based Approach, May 13, 2020
Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma and violence-informed approach, Jun 18, 2020
Mindfulness at Work, March 6, 2019
Developing Your Academic Social Media Presence, February 13, 2019
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 1, 2019
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 6, 2018
Lunch and Learn on Planning an International Sabbatical, October 25, 2018
Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, September 20, 2018
Experiential (Community Engaged) Learning, March 8, 2018
Running Effective Meetings, February 15, 2018
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, Friday February 2, 2018
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 1, 2017
Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, September 28, 2017
Embedding Essential Learning Skills in your Course by Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum (Workshop 5 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), August 16, 2023
Building Meaningful Mentorships, September 20, 2023
Supporting Students from Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds, October 18, 2023
Navigating Challenging Situations, November 15, 2023
Leadership in Wellness Part I: Cultivating Student Mental Health, November 21, 2023
Leadership in Wellness Part II: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students, November 21, 2023
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 8, 2024
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 19, 2024
Leadership in Wellness Part 1: Cultivating Student Mental Health, October 12, 2022
Leadership in Wellness Part 2: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students, October 12, 2022
Helping Students Develop Skills to Plan, Focus, and Execute in their Learning (Workshop 1 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), October 27, 2022
Making the Message Clear: Supporting Students in Developing their Communication Skills (Workshop 2 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), November 24, 2022
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 2, 2023
Helping Students to Generate Ideas, Think Creatively, and Solve Problems (Workshop 3 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), February 23, 2023
Helping Students Recognize Areas for Personal and Professional Growth and Development (Workshop 4 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series), March 17, 2023
Tenure and Promotion under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 9, 2021
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 4, 2022
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 3, 2022
Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma- and violence-informed approach, August 10, 2020
Cultivating Positive Student Mental Health, August 17, 2020
Initiating Mental Health Conversations with your Students, September 21, 2020
Developing a Culturally Affirming Teaching Practice, October 26, 2020
Effective Feedback in the Intercultural Classroom, November 23, 2020
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 10, 2020
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 5, 2021
Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching, March 2, 2021
Who's Calling the Shots? Negotiating a Fair and Balanced Workload for Graduate Supervisors and Students, September 25, 2019
safeTALK for Faculty, November 6, 2019
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 6, 2019
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 7, 2020
Mindfulness at Work, March 11, 2020
Strategies for Tailoring Your Teaching to Increase its Significance for You, April 22, 2020
Leadership in Wellness: A Strengths-Based Approach, May 13, 2020
Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma and violence-informed approach, Jun 18, 2020
Mindfulness at Work, March 6, 2019
Developing Your Academic Social Media Presence, February 13, 2019
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, February 1, 2019
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 6, 2018
Lunch and Learn on Planning an International Sabbatical, October 25, 2018
Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, September 20, 2018
Experiential (Community Engaged) Learning, March 8, 2018
Running Effective Meetings, February 15, 2018
Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy, Friday February 2, 2018
Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works, December 1, 2017
Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, September 28, 2017