Spring 2022


Program Activities


Faculty of Color Mentorship Program Multi-year Planning

April 13, 2022, 12:00-2:00 P.M., Student Center 101,

Saint Paul Campus, Metro State University

12:00 P.M.       Welcome and Introduction

                           Purpose                                                                Nantawan Lewis

12: 15 P.M.      Summary of History and Program Activities         FOCMP committee    

12: 30 P.M.      Reflection on Program Services: Promises/Challenges       All                   

  • One on One Mentoring
  • Group Mentoring
  • Website Features                  

1:15 P.M.        3 years plan: Anticipatory Planning

Goals, Priorities, Barriers and Resources                                          All

                        Additional Recommendations:

  • Mentoring Community Faculty of Color
  • Collaboration with Colleges and Universities
  • Interdisciplinary Scholarship/ Collaborative Research
  • Recognition Service Awards
  • Leadership DevelopmentTraining

Moving Forward

                        FY 23-24 FOCMP Committee


Multi-campus
Faculty of Color Mentorship Program Inauguration March 23, 2022, 4:00-5:30 P.M.

Metro State University, Student Center 101, Saint Paul Campus

We invite faculty of color at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Saint Paul College, and Metro State University and guests to join us in celebrating a multi-campus collaboration to create faculty of color mentorship programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Saint Paul College.

Speakers: Robbie Burnett, Director, Multi-campus Innovation and Collaboration, MinnState; Andriel Dees, Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion, MinnState; Presidents Deidra Peaslee, Kent Hanson, Ginny Arthur;

Momoh Dudu, Anoka-Ramsey Community College; Ayesha Shariff, Saint Paul College; and Metro State mentees, Ismail Bile Hassan, Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, Miriam Nkemnji-Enohnyaket

Please find the Program Schedule here:

Questions? Contact: Ayesha.shariff@saintpaul.edu, Joy.seymour@saintpaul.edu; Momoh.dudu@anokaramsey.edu, Derrick.crim@metrostate.edu; Nantawan.lewis@metrostate.edu

Light snack and beverages will be served.
Please RSVP to Gao Yee Yang at GaoYee.Yang@metrostate.edu by, March 21, 2022

If you need disability related accommodations, including parking, to make

these events accessible, please contact the Center for Accessibility

Resources, 615-793-1549 or accessibility.resources@metrostate.edu