CELA Faculty Mentorship Pilot Program — Mentor Application
Applications due: October 2, 2026
This program pairs mid-career and senior faculty mentors with early-career, pre-tenure faculty for a year of structured, cross-institutional support. Completing this application takes about 10 minutes. If selected, you'll be asked to commit to monthly meetings with your mentee, quarterly cohort sessions, and a program touchpoint at the CELA Annual Conference through Spring 2027.
Contact Information
Full Name
First Name
Last Name
Preferred Pronouns
Institution
Email Address
example@example.com
Current Rank / Title
Years of Full-Time Faculty Experience
Eligibility
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I hold the rank of Associate Professor or higher, or equivalent professional standing.
I have at least three years of full-time faculty experience.
I am not aware of any unresolved conduct concerns at my home institution that would bear on my suitability as a mentor.
Experience and Interests
Research, scholarly, or professional practice interests:
Teaching focus (check all that apply):
Studio
Lecture / seminar
Representation / visualization
Other
Briefly describe any prior formal or informal mentoring experience:
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What draws you to serving as a mentor in this program, and what do you hope to offer a mentee? (2-3 sentences)
Which areas are you particularly comfortable mentoring in? (Select up to three.)
Promotion and tenure
Research and scholarship
Community-engaged scholarship
Design research
Teaching and pedagogy
Grant writing and funding
Professional practice integration
Leadership development
Work-life balance
Building professional networks
Other
Is there a mentee profile or set of needs (e.g., institution type, career concern, subfield) you feel especially well-suited to support? (optional)
Logistics
Time Zone
Preferred Meeting Format (virtual / in-person / either)
Optional — identity-based mentee preference (e.g., shared background or lived experience). This is entirely optional and kept confidential; it will only be used to inform matching.
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I can commit to monthly meetings with my assigned mentee and quarterly cohort sessions for the 2026–27 academic year.
I will treat information shared by my mentee as confidential, except where disclosure is necessary to address a safety concern.
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