"Faculty Member as Mentor: Best Practices in the Successful Mentoring of Graduate Students" is a workshop offered through the Graduate School and the Student Conflict Resolution Center on December 3, 2009 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Rooms A, B, & C of the Campus Club.
Mentoring Graduate Students Workshop
The Graduate School and the Student Conflict Resolution Center cordially invite members of the graduate faculty to participate in a workshop on graduate student mentoring:
"Faculty Member as Mentor: Best Practices in the Successful Mentoring of Graduate Students"
***Thursday, December 3
***3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Rooms A,B&C of the Campus Club (Fourth Floor, Coffman Memorial Union)
Mentoring can be one of the most rewarding aspects of a faculty member's career--and it is a critical element in a graduate student's successful development. Yet, not all mentoring relationships yield the desired benefits. What are effective mentoring practices and characteristics of a successful mentoring relationship? What are the barriers to effective mentoring? What are some of the tools and resources available to mentors? This workshop is intended to help mentors of graduate students--as well as aspiring mentors--learn how they can best support a graduate student's professional development goals and career plans. In an interactive session, participants will explore mentoring issues in several contexts (communication, climate, conflict and networking), and tools will be provided that reflect best mentoring practices.
Space is limited and early registration is encouraged at http://www.grad.umn.edu/dgs/workshops/.
Questions may be directed to field001@umn.edu or 612-625-6532.
