August 20, 2024
Dr. Carole Sox, Chair of the Business Program (Columbia College), and Dr. Sheryl Kline, Deputy Dean of Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and the Aramark Chaired Professor in the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management (University of Delaware), contributed a chapter to the newly released book, “Mentoring in STEM Through a Female Identity Lens: Heroes Make a Difference for Women.” While the focus of research for Dr. Sox and Dr. Kline has been mentoring and sponsoring relationships for women, specifically in the hospitality industry, they expanded their focus to contribute to this text.
Their chapter, Leveraging Mentoring and Sponsoring Relationships to Get Promoted in Academia, explores both mentoring and sponsoring relationships and how these relationships contribute to career promotion. The chapter also highlights a call to action for proactive and equitable strategies pertaining to these relationships to be employed in higher learning institutions.
To add to the excitement, Columbia College’s own Dr. Adrienne Oxley, Dean of the Division of Health, Mathematics, and Sciences, Director of the Mastery Lab, and Professor of Chemistry, is highlighted in the chapter (page 211) as her career journey through a mentorship and sponsorship perspective is shared as a success story within the STEM field. "We were thrilled that Dr. Oxley agreed to be interviewed and included in our chapter," stated Dr. Sox. "As her professional growth and career success continues, we shared her story as an inspiration to other women pursuing STEM careers."
The book is available through Vernon Press within the Women’s Studies category.