SUN Mentoring Register
Are you looking for a mentor? Would you like to be a mentor to other women in the University?
The SUN Mentoring Register is to assist SUN members to find a mentor within the Network. In doing so, it furthers three of SUN's four major goals:
- To improve access to networking and skill sharing opportunities.
- To promote the establishment of a mentoring program so as to significantly contribute to the career development of University women.
- To promote University women's skills and confidence and provide support and assistance with professional development (eg. promotion, career opportunities and research).
The Register has been established with the invaluable assistance and support of the SUN Committee and SUN Mentors.
- What is mentoring?
- Benefits of mentoring
- How does the SUN Mentoring Register work?
- SUN Mentor Profiles
- Eligibility
Mentoring provides a person with support, guidance and feedback from another person with more experience. A mentoring relationship can be helpful for focusing career aspirations, for assistance with a specific aspect of work (management, teaching, etc.), or for general guidance from a person with more experience in the area of interest. Mentoring is different to supervision, and is often provided by someone outside the immediate work area.
For the mentor:
- The opportunity to contribute and a sense of satisfaction
- Developing your skills in leadership and coaching
- Extending your networks and gaining new perspectives
- Recognition of your skills and expertise
- Training in mentoring skills and tips on better mentoring through the SUN website
- SUN Mentor Social and Support events
For the mentee:
- Learn and develop your potential through a supportive relationship
- Extend your network and raise your profile
- Enhance your career options
- Training in how to find the most appropriate mentor, and tips on getting the most from your mentoring relationship from the SUN website
- SUN social events
- Potential mentors download, complete and return the Expression of Interest to Register as a Mentor form, which is then sent to the SUN Committee for verification.
- Mentor profiles are placed on the SUN mentoring web page.
- Potential mentees identify what they want from a mentor.
- Potential mentees review the mentor profiles on the site.
- Mentees contact those mentors who best match their needs and preferences to discuss the possibility of establishing a mentoring relationship.
- Mentees select their most suitable mentor.
- Mentors and mentees agree on a period of time for the mentoring relationship.
- Mentors advise the SUN Committee that they have entered into a mentoring relationship.
- Mentors and mentees conduct the mentoring relationship, with support from the SUN Committee.
- When the mentoring relationship ends, mentors advise the SUN Committee.
You can view the profile of each SUN mentor online. Click here to view the Mentor Profiles page.
If you are interested in mentoring others, please visit Register as a Mentor for more information.
Support and training are provided to SUN mentors.
The SUN Mentoring Register is available to all SUN members.