Mentoring Resources & Best Practices

The Cardinal Women* program is a growth opportunity specifically for women* who are Iowa State University Faculty and Staff. This group is open to faculty and staff that identify as women*. This includes women who are cisgender, trans, of trans experience, etc. Participants engage in discussions designed to foster leadership development, goal orientation and purpose in their personal and professional spheres.

This program is useful for library staff who are taking on supervisory and departmental management responsibilities. ISU faculty who participate are typically new departmental chairs. Past iterations of the program have included a mentoring component. From around 2015-present, library staff have been regular participants.

List of ISU programs and opportunities - some are more inclusive than the name "faculty" suggests.

The ISU SISTER group is for ISU faculty and staff who identify as women of color; graduate students also participate. The group proudly welcomes women of color who are cisgender, trans, of trans experience, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who female-identify.

See this page's "Professional Development Workshops" section for the ISU Provost Office list of FY22 workshops offered on topics like Effective Self-Advocacy, Documenting your Research Impact & Visibility, and more. Registration required.

ISU has an institutional membership to this professional development and mentoring online community. Part of their services include writing motivation and support, webinars, and a peer mentoring forum. Membership is open to academic librarians, not just faculty. Join here and select ISU as your Institution to activate your membership!

This list of ISU Committees may be helpful for finding campus-level service opportunities of interest.

Offered through ISU's Faculty Mentoring program, this program is open to faculty and staff with writing projects that might benefit from mutual support and accountability measures. Visit this Provost Office page for FY22 schedule, rules of engagement, and registration link.

From ISU's Women's Leadership Consortium. The bibliography looks to be a bit dated, but still includes useful information.