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The Mentoring Academy

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Effective mentoring relationships are critical to developing undergraduate and graduate students. The Center for Internship, Mentoring and Research (CIMR) and Research & Graduate Studies have partnered to launch The Mentoring Academy. This academy will be offered during Fall 2024 as a set of in-person training modules for mentors (faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows) across disciplines mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or junior faculty.

 

Training modules will be modeled after OHSU's Mentorship Academy, and competencies will be divided into five modules utilizing CIMER’s Entering Mentoring curricula. The Mentoring Academy modules were designed to address NIGMS guidelines. Mentors with varying expertise in mentoring are welcomed to participate in the academy. Learn more below about the Mentoring Academy below.

Goals of the Mentoring Academy:

Mentors will develop their skills by participating in activities designed to engage productive and culturally responsive mentoring relationships that optimize both mentors' and mentees' success. The Mentoring Academy accelerates the process of becoming an effective mentor by providing mentors with an intellectual framework, an opportunity to experiment with various methods, and a forum to solve mentoring dilemmas with their peers' help. By the end of the 5 in-person module trainings (10 hours total), mentors will have articulated their style and philosophy of mentoring and have a toolbox of strategies to help mentor and mentees establish clear expectations and individual development plans. In addition to the in-person content, participants will have access to a Canvas course with resources to enrich their learning on the topics.

ENTERING MENTORING

Audience: Faculty, staff, and post-docs from across the institution who have the role of mentor in a mentoring relationship with students, postdocs, junior faculty.

Modules:

  • Module 1: Introduction + Maintaining Effective Communication
  • Module 2: Aligning Expectations + Assessing Understanding
  • Module 3: Promoting Professional Development
  • Module 4: Fostering Independence + Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy

Details:

Workshops are in-person and are based on the evidence-based mentoring curriculum developed by CIMER. It is hoped that participants will attend all modules in their cohort offering to complete the academy - this helps to build a sense of community and engagement within the group.  However, if you are unable to complete a module you can attend that module in another cohort at a later date.

If these dates won't work for you, make sure to check back-in for future training dates. 

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Cohort 5: Light breakfast and lunch included

  • May 9th from 9 am - 1 pm
  • May 16th from 9 am - 1 pm

Cohort 4: Completed

  • January 10 - February 14, 2025

Cohort 3: Completed

  • November 12 - 21, 2024 

Cohort 2: Completed

  • October 4 - Nov 1, 2024

Cohort 1: Completed

  • September 17 and 18, 2024

MENTORING UP

Audience: Graduate and undergraduate students, post-docs and even faculty members across the institution who have the role of mentee in a mentoring relationship.

Modules:

  • Module 1: Aligning Expectations
  • Module 2: Maintaining Effective Communication
  • Module 3: Seeking Professional Development: Work Life Design

Details:  Workshops are in-person and are based on the evidence-based mentoring curriculum developed by CIMER. It is hoped that participants will attend all modules in their cohort offering to complete the academy - this helps to build a sense of community and engagement within the group.  However, if you are unable to complete a module you can attend that module in another cohort at a later date.

If these dates won't work for you, make sure to check back-in for future training dates. 

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Cohort 2: Light breakfast and lunch included

  • Dates to be announced

Cohort 1: Completed

  • January 23 and 24, 2025

MENTOR CONNECT

Mentor Connect offers an opportunity for mentors across the institution to come together, over coffee/tea and snacks, to find community and discuss successes and challenges that they've experienced in their mentoring relationships. It is an informal and confidential time for meaningful conversations and an opportunity to support one another in our own growth as mentors. Whether you're seeking advice, exploring new perspectives, or simply looking to connect with your colleagues, this event is for you!

Mentor Connect schedule:

  • May 21st, 10 AM, VSC 203
  • April 17th, 10 AM, VSC 203
  • March 6th, 10 AM, VSC 203

No registration is required.  If you have a topic that you would like to discuss in an upcoming Mentor Connect meeting, please submit your suggestion using the link below.

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Contact us: Questions? Suggestions? Please email Lisa Sablan, sablan@pdx.edu

Meet the Team:

  • Lisa Sablan - Mentoring Academy Primary Contact (Academy Coordination)
  • Mark Woods, Ph.D. - Associate Dean, Graduate School (Leadership Team & Facilitator)
  • Thomas Keller,  Ph.D. - CIMR Director (Leadership Team)
  • Brenda Martinez, Ph.D. - OHSU Mentorship Specialist |Assistant Professor (Leadership Team & Facilitator)
  • Paola Lopez Duarte, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Management (Facilitator)
  • Jason Podrabsky, Ph.D. - Professor, Biology  (Facilitator)
  • Shaheen Munir-McHill, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Practice, Special Education  (Facilitator)
  • Patti Cabrera-Perez, Ph.D. - LSAMP Program Coordinator  (Facilitator)
  • Diyala Shihadih, Ph.D. - Post-doc, Biology Education   (Facilitator)
  • Becky Miller, M.S. Ed - CIMR Program Manager (Facilitator)
  • Shandee Dixon, Ph.D. - CIMR Faculty Lead (Facilitator)
  • Karla Horgan Arévalo, M.A. - Mentoring Academy Coordinator (Adviser & Facilitator)

Updated on: May 5, 2025