Mentoring

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Mentoring as a Model for Information Exchange

Project PACE has implemented the Faculty Resource Council (FRC) on Disability as a model for systemic change on university campuses. The FRC model is grounded in the idea that, by enhancing awareness and providing training to key individuals, we can impact the system in a proactive manner. Through this model, faculty and administrators on two University of Arkansas campuses have been trained to respond to the learning needs of students with disabilities and to provide quality education programs for all students. These individuals are, in turn, encouraged to take leadership roles in their departments and disseminate the resources they have obtained through this training. It is recommended that they act as mentors to faculty members in their departments as they assist others in teaching students with disabilities. The concept of mentoring lends itself well to this model for a variety of reasons:

1. Mentoring usually involves two people with similar goals or backgrounds.
2. Mentoring involves the provision of support as well as information.
3. Mentoring is process-oriented.

Each of these aspects of mentoring is discussed below.