The Eminent Scholar Program facilitates a 2-year formal mentoring relationship between a newly hired UMBC tenure-track Assistant professor and a prominent researcher/practitioner in their field. This relationship will be established to provide a connection for the UMBC faculty member to their larger research and/or creative, artistic community in order to enhance their success as they advance through the ranks of academia.
Mentor Selection: The chair/program director, in concert with the Dean’s Office, is responsible for working with the new assistant professor to identify an Eminent Scholar Mentor. Ideally, this should work should begin once the new hire has accepted their offer as part of their welcoming and on-boarding process. Eminent Scholar mentoring relationships should be established during the new hires first semester at UMBC. Please refer to the Eminent Scholar Mentoring Program Process and Procedures Resource document below for more information.
Activity Requirements: Participation in the program entails regular contact (e.g. at least once a semester) between the mentor and the mentee). During the 2-year award period the mentor will visit UMBC and give a seminar and the UMBC faculty member travel to the mentor’s institution to likewise give a seminar. At the conclusion of the Program, the Assistant Professor and Chair/Program Director are responsible for completing the Eminent Scholar End of Relationship Report and submitting it to their Deans Office (See Resources Below).
Extension Requests: All requests for extensions should be submitted in writing to your Dean’s Office for consideration.
Resources:
Eminent Scholar Mentoring Program Processes and Procedures
Eminent Scholar End-of-Program Report
Questions:
Please direct all questions related to the Eminent Scholar Mentoring Program to your Dean’s Office.