Leadership Development Program

Leadership Program Mentors

Faculty and Staff: Interested in being a Green Leadership Certficate Mentor? Register Here

Mentor trainings have been scheduled! Please select one to attend so that we can share information about the mentor program and several new initiatives, including our ePortfolio, campus event requirement, and Mentor Brown Bag Lunch Series!

Tuesday, September 27th; 3:00pm - 3:45pm; College Union 114

Wednesday, September 28th; 12:00pm - 12:45pm; College Union 114

Thursday, September 29th; 8:00am - 8:45am; College Union 114

You do not need to register in advance for one of these training sessions, feel free to just show up!

Leadership Mentor
The College at Brockport Leadership Development Task Force recognizes that the mentoring of students by faculty and staff is an integral part of the higher education leadership development experience. Under the College’s leadership development program, the mentoring relationship will assist mentees with their leadership journey by providing resources necessary to assisting with their individual, group and community experiential growth and development.

What is the role of the mentor?
Mentoring relationships are power free and should be based on trust, acknowledgment of mutual benefit, confidentiality, and sound, responsible and respectful communication. Mentors need to be positive, and provide constructive and honest feedback in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Mentors are facilitators and teachers; they are like a sounding board enabling the individual to discover and determine their development requirements and then work towards developing these requirements. To do this the Mentor will typically:

establish a non-threatening relationship in which individuals feel safe and
secure raising and talking about issues;
assist the individual to reflect on their actions, thoughts, beliefs and feelings;
listen, clarify, reflect on and, when called for, challenge the individual’s actions, thoughts and beliefs;
assist the individual to develop strategies for analyzing and solving problems and becoming effective decision makers,
share insights of their own expertise and experience to help the individual’s development,
provide guidance to the individual on the topics for discussions.

As a mentor it is important to establish the parameters and conditions of the mentoring relationship. You are not expected, as a mentor to engage in counseling that should be addressed by an appropriately trained professional. As such it is important to be honest and only address issues within the realm of your expertise and experience.
www.uow.edu.au/cedir/DistributiveLeadership/docs/Mentoring_Guidelines_for_Mentors.pdf

Guidelines
Guiding students through their leadership development journey means that the mentor will be expected to:

Meet monthly as group with their mentees.
Update Angel with completion of requirements.
During monthly meetings discuss what leadership development opportunities they have participated in, their experiences, and what they have learned about themselves.
Provide guidance and serve as a role model for mentees.
Discuss requirements and their progress in the Green Certificate program.
Encourage participation in The College at Brockport campus community

Click here for the Mentor/Presenter/Advisor Guide to learn more about the program and requirements!

Email us at leadership@brockport.edu