Mentoring Starter Kit

Source: Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students (2017)  https://www.nap.edu/read/24622/chapter/7  

Step-by-step Guides

Are you planning a mentoring program or initiative? Or would you like to revise or amend an existing program? The following guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions on quality and effective mentorship models.   

• Hanover Research Faculty Mentoring Models and Effective Practices (PDF)
• Columbia University Guide to Best Practices in Faculty Mentoring (PDF)
• UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program Toolkit (PDF)
• Georgetown University Medical Center Faculty Mentoring Program (PDF)

Academic Career Timelines and Calendars 

Academic career timelines and calendars can assist with professional development and career planning. The following templates and examples can be customized to fit what works best for mentors and mentees. For example, plan significant dates for tenure track faculty or outline career milestones for clinical faculty. 

• Tenure and promotion timeline
• Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
  • THCAS years 1-4 (Word Document)
  • THCAS years 5-7 (Word Document)
• Academic career timelines
  • Academic career timeline template 1 (PowerPoint Document)
  • Academic career timeline template 2 (PowerPoint Document)
  • Academic career timeline template 2 (Excel Spreadsheet)

Resources for Mentors

 Investing in someone requires a commitment.  Find all the resources needed to maximize the commitment here  

• Entering Mentoring: Mentor Curricula and Training
• Advice from Mentees
• Mentors: How to Maximize Success
• OSU Mentoring Mentor Toolkit
• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
• Checklists and worksheets: 
  • Mentor Meeting Journal Resource 
  • Worksheet for Mentors
  • Mentor Workbook

Resources for Mentees

Everyone needs someone to invest in them, find all the resources needed to maximize the investment here

Video: 5 Questions All Mentees Should Ask 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvtlNp0s_Ic (0:52) 

• Defining a mentoring relationship for new mentees 
• Tips and suggestions for mentees 
• Building a publishing pipeline (presentation and handouts) 
• Checklists and worksheets: 

• Wake Forest University – Defining relationship expectations 

• Wake Forest University – Good questions to ask your mentor 
• UNC Center for Faculty Excellence mentee needs and goals setting  
• Short- and long-term goals for mentees 
• Individual development plan 

Student Mentorship

For students to be successful, they need mentors to invest in them.  Find out how below… 

• A Guide for Students: How to Obtain the Mentoring you Need  (PDF)
• Student Mentee Expectations (PDF)
• Academic Timelines for Graduate Students (PDF)
• Five Effective Strategies for Mentoring Undergraduates (PDF
• Peer Mentoring for At-Risk Students (PDF)
• TED Talks
  • No One is Talking to the Mentees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqyKn0IFO0&t=28s
  • 3 Key Elements to Thriving Mentorshiphttps://www.ted.com/talks/janet_phan_3_key_elements_to_thriving_mentorship/up-next