Faculty Mentoring

Learn more about faculty success programs and mentorship

The VPFAA office believes mentorship can act as a vital resource for faculty members. Giving them access to valuable mentoring opportunities that enhance teaching strategies, refine research agendas, and navigate career transitions.

Methods and Practices to Succeed (MAPS)

The MAPS Program is an IU-run program for faculty across ranks and disciplines. The 14-week in-person intensive opportunity offers faculty participants structure and accountability in developing and meeting their research, teaching, and service goals. 

A woman in a red IU branded shirt shakes hands with another woman across a table at the New Faculty Orientation Picnic and Resource Showcase.

Weekly sessions focus on aligning goals with tenure and promotion criteria, developing short- and long-term research, teaching, and service aims, defining writing schedules, and building communities of accountability and feedback. MAPS operates in small groups of 5-6 faculty, serving 20-25 faculty each semester. If you are interested in participating in the MAPS program, please inform your department chair or school dean, or contact our office. 

Faculty-to-Faculty Network Mentoring Program

At Indiana University, faculty-to-faculty mentoring is all about colleagues supporting each other to grow personally and professionally. Building a supportive network not only boosts individual careers but also helps our faculty find a community to thrive in and make a lasting impact at Indiana University. Learn more about the Faculty-to-Faculty (F2F) Network Mentoring Program created by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Learn more about the F2F Network Mentoring Program

NCFDD Membership for IU Faculty

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is an independent center dedicated to helping faculty successfully transition from graduate studies, achieve tenure, and, ultimately, become a full professor.

IU Bloomington has an institutional membership in the NCFDD, providing all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students access to their basic program of services at no additional cost. These services include a weekly email, access to the NCFDD curriculum, and several other services.

Activate your NCFDD membership