The Office of Faculty Affairs invites all new faculty to our New Faculty Foundations 2.0 event: Mentoring 101: Best Practices in Graduate Student Mentoring. Our New Faculty Foundations 2.0 are designed with second-year faculty at KU in mind, but are open to all faculty within their first several years, with relevant topics geared towards all New Faculty experiences. The New Faculty Foundations series offers opportunities to learn about relevant and timely topics as they intersect with the faculty role, as well as time to connect with New Faculty peers over refreshments.

Mentoring 101: Best Practices in Graduate Student Mentoring

Graduate student surveys report that mentors are key predictors of graduate student retention and success. And as faculty we may serve in a mentoring role by supporting graduate students in their academic socialization and disciplinary development, or perhaps in our work with them as co-authors or as members of our research/lab team. To enhance your preparedness to serve as an effective mentor, this session will spotlight best practices for graduate student mentoring, differentiate the roles of an advisor and mentor, and provide key resources to support a healthy and effective mentoring process. Using case studies developed by the Office of Graduate Studies, you will have the chance to apply practical tools that you can then utilize with your own mentor-mentee meetings.  

     Date: Wednesday, October 30
     Time: 2:30-3:45 p.m.
     Location: Kansas Memorial Union, English Room

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