Inclusive Research Mentoring for Graduate Student and Postdoc Participants (CIMER): Fostering Professional Development AND Building Your Mentoring Philosophy

A goal of most mentoring situations is to enable the mentee to identify and achieve both academic and professional outcomes. Though learning to do disciplinary research, entrepreneurship, or creative artistry is an important academic outcome in mentoring relationships, there are many other outcomes that will influence a mentee’s future career. Mentors should consciously consider and support their mentees to achieve these other outcomes as well. Finally, reflecting upon your mentoring relationships is a vital part of becoming a more effective mentor. This is especially important following mentor training so that you can consider how to implement changes in your mentoring practice based on the training. Reflection on your mentoring practice at regular intervals is strongly encouraged.

Presenters are: Loren Hough, Associate Professor, Physics and Faculty Director, Strategic Support, Graduate School & Preston Cumming, Professional Development Lead, CTL