The Team
In 2022, a group of faculty, staff, students and alumni were selected to participate on the Mentoring Initiatives Design Team. President Book charged the MDT to:
- Envision an infrastructure to provide all students with multiple pathways, skills, and agency to build meaningful relationships and mentoring networks, and
- Design, pilot, and suggest steps for a multi-year plan devoted to supporting student, faculty, and staff capacities for high-quality mentoring, including but not limited to structures of support, considered how the university curriculum, co-curricular offerings, and community partnerships are connected to these efforts.
Originally divided into three subcommittees (co-curricular, curricular and integration) the team was organized into Working Groups starting in spring 2023: Academic Advising, Access & Equity, First-Year/Elon 1010, Graduate Students, Peer Mentoring and Shared Governance.
In fall 2024 the team released its final report detailing its work over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years and offering recommendations for future mentoring in meaningful relationships endeavors.
Executive Team
- * co-chair
- † consultant
- ‡ pilot lead
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Black Lumen Project
Director of New Student Programs
Associate Professor of French and Associate Director of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Dean of Student Inclusive Excellence and Assistant Professor
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement
Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and Professor of History
Project Manager
Project Manager for Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
Team Members
- ‡ pilot lead