1. SOCIOLOGY MENTORING PROGRAM CHAIR: NICOLE MALETTE

2. PROGRAM HISTORY AND GOALS Developed in 2010/11 by grad student Kerry Watts Create opportunities for students to share academic and professional knowledge and develop social connections Matches: Undergraduate – Graduate mentoring New TA – Experienced TA mentoring Junior graduate – Senior graduate mentoring

3. WHAT IS MENTORSHIP "Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximize their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be." Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring Why Mentoring…

4. DEFINING THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP What can each mentee and mentor pair work on together? Undergraduate – Graduate mentoring New TA – Experienced TA mentoring Junior graduate – Senior graduate mentoring

5. DEFINING THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP Topics for Undergraduate – Graduate mentoring: Research activities: Honours thesis (specifics will depend on topic and methodology) Conference presentations (e.g.: MURC) Publication submissions (e.g.: Sojourners) How to get a research assistant position

6. DEFINING MENTORING RELATIONSHIP Topics for Undergraduate – Graduate mentoring: Grad school applications Letters to potential supervisors Cultivating referee relationships Funding Personal statements Other academic and professional development Course selection School-life balance

7. DEFINING THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP Topics for New TA – Experienced TA mentoring: Marking Public speaking Interacting with students Communicating with professors Managing workload Teaching techniques

8. SPEED MATCHING Does your versions of mentorship involve discussions about: Teaching duties? Teaching strategies? Pedagogies? Research Strategies? Grad School life/applications?