Ithaca College

Women’s Mentoring Network Overview

The Women’s Mentoring Network (WMN) was established in the fall of 2018 with the purpose of enabling women to connect in meaningful ways to support their goals. The WMN grew out of an initial President’s Seed Grant to support mid-career faculty women in spring 2018. Through the work of the grant, the women involved recognized a larger need across campus for all women and the vision for the WMN began to take shape.

The WMN is open to faculty and staff, and has a 3-prong framework including group events, mentoring circles, and individual mentoring. The network currently has over 200 members representing a wide range of faculty and staff across the college.

The WMN has been supported by the Center for Faculty Excellence, and more recently also through the Nancy Pringle Women’s Mentoring Network Fund. There is tremendous opportunity and we are seeking leaders to contribute to the current operations and vision for the future of the WMN. 

More information on the WMN is available here.

Description of Executive Board

The Women’s Mentoring Network is seeking applications from individuals (faculty and staff) to serve on the executive board. There are three positions available beginning in Fall 2020, with a 1 year term. The successful applicants will work with the existing Executive Director of the WMN during the 2020/21 academic year. The overall work of the executive board will include planning and scheduling events, overseeing the individual mentoring program and mentoring circles within the WMN, participating in the Advisory Board, and visioning for the future of the WMN.

Application deadline extended to: March 27, 2020

Application details:

It is preferred that applicants have served on the WMN Advisory Board, but is not required. Self-nominations are accepted. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure that they accept the nomination prior to submitting.

Please submit a personal statement via email to Julie Dorsey (jdorsey@ithaca.edu) expressing your interest in serving the WMN in this capacity. Please discuss your experience related to the purpose of the WMN and vision for the future of the WMN. (1 page maximum). Include a CV/resume or other materials to support your statement.