Offers guidance that helps facilitate the attainment of tenure, promotion, and advancement at each faculty career stage, particularly for tenure-track faculty members who belong to historically underrepresented groups of faculty members such as those highlighted by the President’s Commissions for Equity.

Senior Faculty Mentors

Hamer, Jennifer

Professor in African American Studies

Staples-Dixon, Jeanine

Professor in Curriculum and Instruction

Support for all Campuses

The Senior Faculty Mentors Systemwide Network (SFMSN) is designed to extend critical elements of the existing mentoring support provided by the Senior Faculty Mentors to all Penn State campuses.

The senior faculty who have agreed to participate in the network all have the requisite skills, temperament, experience and interest to provide sound guidance to colleagues. Network members serve as an initial point of contact for faculty members of focus both at their campus and for campuses in close proximity. They are available to provide advice and counsel as needed regarding a variety of professional development matters. In the event that some issues require more in-depth interventions, network members work directly with the Senior Faculty Mentors to address concerns.