PurposefulProfessionalMentoring

The Lessons Learned 

(and Still Being Learned)

Introductions

MikeSeveryUNC Pembroke

Ellen CampbellKent State University

LauraUlmer

Wingate University

Program Style

Really?

Presenter details

Life is short.

Talk fast.

Audience details

faculty

seasoned professionals

mid-level professionals

new professionals

graduate students

identify as a 

mentor

identify as a 

mentee

looking for a 

mentor

looking for a 

mentee

Our lives are being developed over timethrough a series of

meaningful experiences

What is a Mentor?

Mentor

Mentor

Mentor

Mentor

Mentor

…a brain to pick

…an ear to listen

…a push in the right direction

Mentoring isa brain to pick,

an ear to listen,

and a push in the right direction.

John Crosby

Importance of being a mentor

PAUSE

Benefits of a mentoring relationship

SusanKomives

Requirements for Success

different needs?probably.

Effective Process

Topics for discussion: Transitions

Topics for discussion: Celebrations

Topics for discussion: Challenges

politicsof getting the job done

Topics for discussion: professional development

collaboration

publish

present

read(and discuss)

Turning Knowledge into 

Action

finding a mentor

evolution of the relationship

Instantmessaging

Ellen Campbell, Kent State University

ellenanncampbell@gmail.com

Mike Severy, UNC – Pembroke

michael.severy@uncp.edu

Laura Ulmer, Wingate University

lulmer@wingate.edu