Table 3 Summary of team composition,...

Table 3

Summary of team composition, goal and challenges

Team	Team composition	Goal	Biggest perceived challenge(s)
Midwestern College	3 members ● 1 biological science faculty serving as a lead for major grant ● 1 administrator from advising ● 1 staff member supporting career development	Improve coordination and communication	Rotating chairs in departments; sustainability challenges
Western College	3 members ● 1 administrator from faculty affairs ● 1 faculty from computer science ● 1 staff from DEI supporting student mentoring	Reduce silos and improve communication across the institution	Projects tied to individual passions rather than roles; lack of time and people
Southern R2: MSI	5 members ● 3 faculty from across the institution ● 1 science administrator ● 1 administrator from new student programs	Improve mentoring across institution, including mentoring for faculty	Lack of formalization of mentoring particularly for faculty; lack of consistency in student experience
Southern R1: MSI	3 members ● 1 biological science faculty ● 1 computer science faculty, both with student and faculty of colour mentoring experience ● 1 administrator in STEM	Generating a comprehensive mentoring plan to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort	Great deal of variability in leadership and initiative across departments; lack of communication
Eastern R1	4 members ● 2 staff from a signature mentoring program for STEM students of colour ● 1 administrator from academic affairs ● 1 staff from student affairs involved in residential–academic programs	Supporting students who are unaffiliated with signature programs; improve communication	Silos; lack of mentoring available for students unaffiliated with signature programs
Western R1	3 members ● 2 administrators and 1 staff from STEM-focussed office including partnerships and undergraduate research	Lack of coordination and tracking undergraduate mentoring activities	Strengthening mentoring across institution over time for undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty

Team	Team composition	Goal	Biggest perceived challenge(s)
Midwestern College	3 members● 1 biological science faculty serving as a lead for major grant ● 1 administrator from advising ● 1 staff member supporting career development	Improve coordination and communication	Rotating chairs in departments; sustainability challenges
Western College	3 members● 1 administrator from faculty affairs ● 1 faculty from computer science ● 1 staff from DEI supporting student mentoring	Reduce silos and improve communication across the institution	Projects tied to individual passions rather than roles; lack of time and people
Southern R2: MSI	5 members● 3 faculty from across the institution ● 1 science administrator ● 1 administrator from new student programs	Improve mentoring across institution, including mentoring for faculty	Lack of formalization of mentoring particularly for faculty; lack of consistency in student experience
Southern R1: MSI	3 members● 1 biological science faculty ● 1 computer science faculty, both with student and faculty of colour mentoring experience ● 1 administrator in STEM	Generating a comprehensive mentoring plan to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort	Great deal of variability in leadership and initiative across departments; lack of communication
Eastern R1	4 members● 2 staff from a signature mentoring program for STEM students of colour ● 1 administrator from academic affairs ● 1 staff from student affairs involved in residential–academic programs	Supporting students who are unaffiliated with signature programs; improve communication	Silos; lack of mentoring available for students unaffiliated with signature programs
Western R1	3 members● 2 administrators and 1 staff from STEM-focussed office including partnerships and undergraduate research	Lack of coordination and tracking undergraduate mentoring activities	Strengthening mentoring across institution over time for undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty

Note(s): DEI = [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]; R2 = [Research 2 University]; MSI = [Minority-Serving Institution]; R1 = [Research 1 University]; STEM = [Science, Technology, Engineering, Math]

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