IMPACT Mentoring Program

Abstract

The IMPACT (Intentional Mentoring Partnerships Across Cohort Teams) Mentoring Program serves students across Baylor University’s EdD Program in Learning & Organizational Change (EdD-LOC), which prepares students to apply essential principles of teaching and learning by leading and managing positive change in school systems, corporations, governmental or non-governmental agencies, and community programs. The IMPACT Mentoring Program supports and guides students through a cross-cohort peer mentoring experience that allows students to broaden their community connections and to experience the full mentoring cycle, initially as mentees during EDC 6391 & 6392 Problem of Practice Phase One and Two and culminating in serving as a mentor while enrolled in EDC 6346 Mentoring & Supervision. The purpose of the IMPACT Mentoring Program is to support mentees in the development of Chapters 1 and 2 of their Problem of Practice and to equip students with mentoring skills and the ability to create successful mentoring programs and manage positive change in their field.

Objectives

• To provide cross-cohort connection opportunities to further networking and community development within the EdD-LOC program
• To support emerging scholars and faculty advisors during EDC 6391 & 6392 as students develop Chapters 1 and 2 of their Problem of Practice
• To provide a practical experiential application opportunity for EDC 6346 students to develop their mentoring skills and their personal model of mentoring
• To provide students the opportunity to exit the EdD-LOC program having experienced the full mentorship cycle, starting as mentees and graduating having become experienced mentors
• To equip students to create successful mentoring programs and manage positive change in their field

Research Team

Amy Sloan, co-founder and co-director Impact Mentoring Program
Erin O'Connor Marsano, co-director Impact Mentoring Program
Barbara Purdum-Cassidy, co-founder Impact Mentoring Program

Funding

Baylor University Teaching Exploration Grant 

Conference Presentations

Sloan, A.M., & O’Connor-Marsano, E. (2023, October 6). IMPACTing EdD Student Success through a Peer-Mentoring Program. CPED Convening 2023. Pensacola, FL.

Sloan, A.M. & Purdom-Cassidy, B. (2023, May 22). IMPACTing Student Success Through Experiential Learning in a Mentoring Course. ITC-Lily 2023. Austin, TX.

Sloan, A.M. & Purdum-Cassidy, B. (2023, April 19). IMPACTing Online Student Success through a Peer-Mentoring Program. OLC Innovate Conference. Nashville, TN.