Faculty Mentorship Development Resources

Mentor and student look at engineering research on computer

Campus Resources

Graduate students share perspectives on mentoring: GradMentor Blog: Perspectives from Students

Guidance from the Office of the Provost: Mentoring Guidelines & Best Practices

Training from the Office of the Provost: Mentoring Matters

Training from the Graduate College: general strategies: Graduate Faculty Mentoring Toolkit

Training from the Graduate College: training events: Faculty Mentor Training and Events

Faculty and two students working with images on a computer

External Resources

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) has open access curricula for various levels and types of mentorship in a research setting (registration required). These include Entering Mentoring and Entering Research, which focus on undergraduate research. CIMER also provides training services (fee required).

National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine: The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM

American Association for the Advancement of Science: AAAS STEM Mentor Resources

Pathways to Science Mentoring Manual

The Leadership Alliance provides online materials and a downloadable mentoring guide.


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