Mentoring Resources for Faculty and Graduate Students
Mentor-Mentee Compacts for Academia
Graduate students and faculty members may find it beneficial to use mentorship compacts to communicate goals and expectations for working together. The following resources may be used as examples.
- Mentor-Mentee Compact (from University of Minnesota)
- Mentorship Agreement Template (from University of Wisconsin)
- Mentor-Mentee Compact (from University of Alabama-Birmingham)
Individual Development Plans
There are numerous free resources that you can use to facilitate career planning and exploration. Examples include ImaginePhD and MyIDP. These sites will allow students to create an individual development plan (IDP) – a tailored professional development itinerary for your graduate career based on skills, interests, and goals.
Students and faculty interested in structured mentoring conversations may consider using Individual Development Plans (IDPs) as a way of guiding interactions with their mentor/mentee.
Click here to submit the IDP and here to submit the MMC.
National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
NRMN focuses implementing and disseminating innovative and evidence-based mentoring practices in research settings. Visit their website for resources for students, faculty, and researchers at all career stages.
Mentoring Resources for Graduate Students
Part of engaging in effective mentoring as a graduate student is understanding how to plan for and navigate relationships with mentors. The following resources can support graduate students with these processes.
Great Mentoring in Graduate School
An overview provided by the Council of Graduate Schools to introduce graduate students to key mentoring concepts and strategies.
Graduate Student Mentoring Guide
Strategies for engaging in mentoring relationships with faculty members as a graduate student, provided by the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School.
Mentoring Resources for Professional Development
Beyond the supervisory relationships between faculty and graduate students, mentoring can take many other forms. Mentorship offers important personal and professional development benefits to graduate students, and graduate students may find themselves at various times serving as both mentors and mentees to others within their network. The Graduate School encourages active involvement in mentoring relationships and suggests the following resources to help students enhance their mentorship skills.
UGA Mentor Program
A comprehensive mentoring program based within the UGA Career Center. Graduate students may register to be paired with alumni mentors, or may sign up to serve as a mentor to younger students.
Step-by-step discussion guides, conversation starters, developmental outlines, and other resources for mentors and mentees compiled by the UGA Mentor Program.
