This two-level mentoring training is for faculty and post-docs as mentors and mentees and graduate students as mentees and peer mentors.
In Level 1, you will learn to:
- Develop a mentor universe
- Align expectations
- Communicate effectively
- Successfully complete the 4 stages of mentoring
- Celebrate successes
Most importantly, you will have the tools you need to enhance any mentoring partnership or community you are in, and ultimately, meet your goals.
This highly engaging asynchronous training takes approximately one hour to complete.
Please note that Level 1 of the MENTOR Institute training helps to meet the new expanded National Science Foundation (NSF) requirement in the responsible conduct of research (RCR). For more information regarding this new requirement, please visit the Research, Innovation, and Impact compliance website.
REGISTER for LEVEL 1 ONLY HERE
The Level 1: MENTOR Institute Online Training is a prerequisite for taking the Level 2 training.
In Level 2, you will learn to:
- Write a mentoring philosophy
- Share your academic story
- Collaboratively create a mentoring agreement
This discussion-focused synchronous training takes approximately one hour to complete. Participants can choose to take this on Zoom individually in EDGE Learning or can schedule groups of faculty and/or students in person or on Zoom by completing a registration form.
REGISTER for LEVEL 1 & 2 INDIVIDUALLY HERE
REGISTER GROUPS IN PERSON HERE Please note: You must use your UA email address/Google account to register, and you
must register at least two weeks before you would like the training to take place.
These trainings were created with expert consultation from University of Arizona faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. We also integrated current best practices from well-established mentoring organizations including:
The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences (CIMER),
The National Center for Faculty Development (NCFDD)
The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)