Salisbury University

Faculty and administrators at the school of nursing have learned several lessons as NCIN grantees, including the importance of securing buy-in from as many faculty members as possible; keeping faculty updated and engaged; and ensuring that NCIN scholars understand the department’s expectations of them. Faculty and staff engage in ongoing communication and contact with scholars; they have created an events calendar and utilized weekly emails, invitations to small group updates, and bulletin board posts to help students find faculty mentors. To facilitate the mentorships, the department posted a table of faculty interests (both scholarly and personal) on its website. The department also used an online survey and focus group findings to guide improvements in the program, with a focus on mentoring.