Nineteenth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

Abstract

Diversity among faculty in universities is often overlooked in our desire to serve students of varied backgrounds and learning styles. At George Fox University, a model for professional development has been shaped to engage all faculty in a variety of themes of pedagogy that integrate diversity as well as technology and adult ethical development. Building on experience with a campus digital fluency initiative, this workshop shares a sustainable professional development model has been developed. It is transferable to mentor the next generation of leaders in many areas in higher education. This model is easily replicated and can transform the work we do on our campuses to provide networks and opportunities for faculty integrating digital technologies, diversity training, and other innovations into the classrooms and academic work. “Mentoring is just-in-time help, insight into issues, and the sharing of expertise, values, skills, and perspectives. Mentors function as a catalyst—an agent that provokes a reaction that might not otherwise have taken place or speeds up a reaction that might have taken place in the future.” - Educause, About Mentoring