— Kevin M. Speer, GSS President 2007-2008
The Graduate Student Senate Mentoring Committee, along with the help of numerous faculty reviewers and the support of several university leaders produced the Mentoring Handbook for Faculty in 2007-2008 followed by a companion Mentee Handbook for Students in 2008-2009. Written by graduate student members of the Mentoring Committee, these handbooks contain invaluable information about the importance of the mentor-mentee relationship with special focus on diverse groups of graduate students and how to be sensitive of special needs of mentees who have very different backgrounds compared to the mentor. The guides cover the very basics and include topics like defining the mentoring relationship, outlining potential benefits for the mentor and mentee alike, and setting expectations within the mentoring relationship.
Mentoring Guidebook for Faculty | Download a PDF (1.2 MB)
Authored by: 2007-2008 GSS Mentoring Committee
2007-2008 Committee Chair, Craig Rudick
Mentee Guidebook for Students | Download a PDF (0.9 MB)
Authored by: 2008-2009 GSS Mentoring Committee
2008-2009 Committee Chair, James P. Harris
Mentoring Survey Report | Download a PDF (7.7 MB)
Authored by: 2008-2009 GSS Mentoring Committee
2008-2009 Committee Chair, James P. Harris
Being a Mentor-Mentee, A Presentation | Download a PDF (77 kB)
Authored by: Mano Singham, Director of UCITE
Additional Mentoring Resources:
- University of Michigan: Faculty and Student Handbooks
- This is our primary resource for creating our handbooks.
- University of Washington: Faculty and Student Handbooks
- National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine: Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
- This is one of the most comprehensive resources we have come across.
- UC Davis: Mentoring Guidelines
- University of Iowa: Principles and Good Practices Concerning Research Mentoring
- Indiana University: Mentor vs. Advisor
- University of Maryland School of Public Health: Mentoring Advice for Doctoral Students
- Miami University: Mentoring Graduate Students for Faculty Roles
- Michigan State University: Guidelines for Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Relationships
- University of Louisville: Mentor and Graduate Student Strategies for Success
