Building Community with Faculty Peers

CETL Mutual Mentoring Groups (MMGs) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) provide an opportunity for KSU faculty to build community with peers and to support each other while achieving goals within a thematic focus, as defined by the group. The MMGs are facilitated by a lead faculty mentor, meet monthly or bimonthly, and are structured according to member preference. Some are accountability groups which provide regular check-in times to discuss progress made toward goals, some explore resources and research on a selected area of focus, some are professional support groups, and some are a combination of these. The Communities of Practice are facilitated by a member of the CETL staff, meet monthly or bimonthly, and are structured to meet a shared purpose.For both MMGs and CoPs, members commit to attend most of the meetings each semester and receive no funding for participation.

Please click on the name of the group below for more information and the link to sign up to participate. Registration for these groups closes one day prior to the first meeting each semester. Please email the facilitator directly in order to join after registration closes.

Fall 2025 MMGs and CoPs

The Fall 2025 Mutual Mentoring Groups (MMGs) and Community of Practice Groups (CoPs) offer KSU faculty and academic leaders a structured space to connect, collaborate, and grow. Designed to foster peer support and professional development, each group focuses on the unique needs of its members – ranging from early career and VITAL faculty to academic chairs and deans.

  • The Assistant and Associate Deans Mutual Mentoring Group, AD-MMG, provides an opportunity for assistant and associate deans to build community with like-minded peers and support each other while achieving goals as defined by the group.

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.

  • The Assistant and Associate Chairs Mutual Mentoring Group, AAC-MMG, provides an opportunity for assistant and associate chairs to build community with like-minded peers and support each other while achieving goals as defined by the group. Members will meet each month to discuss topics related to opportunities and challenges related to their role.

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.

  • The Chairs and Directors Mutual Mentoring Group, CD-MMG, provides an opportunity for chairs and directors to build community with like-minded peers and support each other while achieving goals as defined by the group. Members will meet monthly to discuss topics related to opportunities and challenges related to their role.

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.

  • The Early Career Tenure Track Mutual Mentoring Group provides an opportunity for assistant professors to build community and support each other as they seek to flourish in their first few years at KSU. Members will meet monthly to discuss topics and share resources related to the opportunities and challenges faculty experience in early career. 

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.

  • The Early Career Lecturers Mutual Mentoring Group provides an opportunity for lecturers to build community and support each other as they seek to flourish in their first few years at KSU. Members will meet monthly for one hour to discuss topics and share resources related to the opportunities and challenges lecturers experience in early career.

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.

  • The VITAL Community of Practice provides an opportunity for part-time and limited-term faculty to build community and support each other as they seek to grow professionally in a supportive environment facilitated by a CETL staff member.  Participants will meet monthly to discuss topics related to effective teaching practices, learning-centered teaching, and student success. They will then engage in meaningful self-reflection to develop and/or enhance their professional teaching portfolios while working to earn the Documenting Teaching Effectiveness and Student Success Outcomes Level 1 micro-credential 

    Please email cetl@kennesaw.edu for information about registration.


CETL welcomes requests for new mutual mentoring groups. Please direct such requests to cetl@kennesaw.edu.