终身教职晚餐俱乐部

终身教职晚餐俱乐部

The 终身教职晚餐俱乐部 (TTSC) at Metropolitan State University of 丹佛 is a faculty retention program that utilizes mentorship as a tool in the retention of minority faculty. The program was originated by the Office of 多元化和包容性 in 2011. 给n the disproportionate retention rates of African American faculty at the university, the Office of 多元化和包容性 developed the Faculty Success Mentorship Program for African American faculty. 多年来, the program has grown to provide all tenure track faculty of color with the tools necessary to increase their capacity to earn tenure. The program now welcomes tenure track faculty from all underrepresented populations and introduces them to tenured faculty who help them build on skills that they have in order to increase their chances of earning tenure.

TTSC的目标

This program is voluntary and focuses on current junior faculty from underrepresented populations, who are between 1-5 年 in their tenure track journey. This program is designed with the overarching goal of providing tenure track faculty with the intellectual and structural tools to increase their capacity to earn tenure. This key element of the mentorship program is beneficial to those who may be in their 4^th 和5^th 年.  Other goals of the TTSC are to:

• Increase the concentration of faculty support networks
• Increase the number of faculty mentorship relationships across the institution and promote interdisciplinary dialogue
• Understand the tenure process at Metropolitan State University of 丹佛
• Develop self-imposed goals to increase chances for tenure and promotion
• Increase the number of faculty earning tenure
• Increase opportunities to create systemic change at 密歇根州立大学丹佛

The TTSC is not a one or two-year mentorship program, but a program that typically will last six 年, ending when the mentee has successfully earned tenure. The mentee’s earning of tenure will be the only measure of success for the mentor and mentee relationship and the mentorship program. Many attendees have returned and assumed positions as mentors to current tenure track colleagues. The transformative nature of the mentorship program provides tenure track faculty with the opportunity to create systemic change at the institution.