LFP Mentoring Programs provide funds to nurture new and junior faculty at Network institutions and strengthen the commitment of all faculty to institutional mission. Church-related institutions must uphold the continuity of the tradition of inquiry they collectively represent. Well-constructed mentoring programs encourage new faculty to understand and share the ethos of the school, to grow to love the questions that the institution holds dear, and to consider the importance of fundamental matters concerning the relationship between higher learning and the Christian faith. Such programs also seek to renew and deepen the commitment of the whole institution and its leaders to those central intellectual and spiritual matters.
The experience of numerous previous mentoring programs, fostered through the LFP Mentoring Models Initiative has been gathered in Caroline Simon, ed., Mentoring for Mission, published by Eerdmans in 2003.
All LFP Network institutions are eligible to apply for funding for a Mentoring Program.
The LFP will provide funding for three one-year Mentoring Programs at Network institutions during the academic year 2006-2007. Each school selected to receive funding will be awarded $12,000.
Each proposed LFP Mentoring Program should be designed to serve the character and structure of that particular institution and the needs of its faculty. Each school will determine the number of faculty mentors and new or junior faculty to be involved in the Mentoring Program, the format and character of the program, and the appropriate compensation for various participants. Institutions are encouraged to enrich or extend the LFP Program by providing additional funds from their own resources. At the conclusion of the Mentoring Program, the Director must submit a brief report on the character and outcomes of the Program, including a list of faculty involved.
Each proposal must include a 300-500 word description of the proposed program, including rationale, goals, and format. The proposal must also include a budget covering programming as well as support for the Director and program participants.
For further information regarding Mentoring Programs in their various forms, applicants may contact institutions that have previously sponsored Mentoring Programs as well as consult Mentoring for Mission (Eerdmans 2003). Application deadline is September 15 of each year.
Application to host a Mentoring Program
2005-2006
Concordia University, NE
Eastern Mennonite University
Presbyterian College
2004-2005
Geneva College
Luther College
St. Xavier University
Xavier University
2003-2004
Columbia College
Saint Mary’s University
Seattle Pacific
2002-2003
Dordt College
Mount St. Mary's College
Wartburg College
2001- 2002
Fordham University
Samford University
2000-2001
Augsburg College
Baylor University
Goshen College
Gustavus Adolphus College
1999-2000
University of Scranton
Loyola Marymount
1998-1999
Abilene Christian University
Bethune Cookman College
University of The Incarnate Word
University of Notre Dame
1997-1998
Berea College
Hope College
Midland Lutheran College
1996-1997
Concordia College-Moorhead
St. Olaf College
Whitworth College