SMP is designed to provide mentoring relationships for new academic staff at the Lecturer or Assistant Professor ranks, with the goal of fostering professional development during their first teaching year at UIC. This initiative presents an exceptional opportunity for both mentees and mentors to establish meaningful relationships, exchange experiences, and advance your professional development. 

Furthermore, two Staff Mentoring Workshops are scheduled to provide you with valuable insights and opportunities for mutual learning and harnessing your character strengths for professional growth:

Workshop 1: Exploring Character Strengths for Enhanced Professional Growth

Date and Time: 27 Sep (Wed), 1:50 pm – 4:05 pm

Venue: T4-405

Agenda Highlights:

·Icebreaker: Embracing Signature Strengths in Practice

·Staff Mentoring in UIC: Roles, Communities, and Character Strengths

·Fostering Character Strengths for Effective Course Delivery: Action Planning

Workshop 2: Navigating Challenges and Sustaining Growth

Date and Time: 6 Dec (Wed), 1:50 pm – 4:05 pm

Venue: T4-405

Agenda Highlights:

·Navigating Challenges of Using Character Strengths: Action Evaluation

·Character Strength Beatitudes: A Calling to Flourishing: Group Discussion

Certificates will be presented to participants who have successfully completed the two workshops. Please stay tuned for further details and registration information for these workshops in our upcoming communications.