It was interesting to discover this pearl of wisdom... almost as if mentoring itself needs to be allocated an employment status.
One of the greatest hurdles faculty identify to the actualization of mentoring is lack of time. Workloads shaped by teaching loads, large classes with attendant grading, along with publication and service expectations literally vacuum out a faculty member's discretionary time, particularly on campus. If mentoring is to occur, schools will need to allocate resources in such a way that faculty loads allow time for mentoring. In some schools, special funding is secured in order to fund the loading required for mentoring (www.csusm.edu/faculty_mentoring/AboutFMP.htm).
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