Date: September 13-14, 2019
Location: UCLA
Deadline to Apply: August 1, 2019
On behalf of Dr. Aradhna Tripati, Director and PI for the Center for Diverse Leadership in Scie nce at UCLA (CDLS), Dr. Diana Azurdia, PI of the UCLA Entering Mentoring Training Program, the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), and in collaboration with the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance (
NSF Aspire Alliance), you are invited to apply to participate in Facilitating Entering Mentoring.
Workshop Overview:
During this two-day “train-the-trainer” workshop at UCLA, participants are introduced to Entering Mentoring, a mentor training curriculum that addresses the following key topics: aligning expectations, addressing equity and inclusion, articulating your mentoring philosophy and plan, assessing understanding, cultivating ethical behavior, enhancing work-life integration, fostering independence, maintaining effective communication, promoting mentee research/scholarship self-efficacy, and promoting professional development.
Participants will learn evidence-based approaches to implementing research mentor training and gain the knowledge, confidence, and facilitation skills needed to design and implement trainings at their institution or organization.
Participants will focus on learning how to facilitate the Entering Mentoring curriculum, which is designed for the mentors of undergraduate and graduate students in STEM.
Workshop Costs: Registration fees for this event are subsidized by NSF Aspire and UCLA. Participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, and lodging. A block of hotel rooms has been secured by the workshop organizers at a reduced rate and they will share more information with accepted applicants.
Qualifications: Participants are...Faculty, instructors, staff, or administrators
Working with mentors whose trainees are undergraduate students in STEM fields
Committed to implementing research mentor training workshops at their institution or organization within the next year
Application Details: If you are interested in this training opportunity, please apply by completing the following: https://forms.gle/RGpZRYmo7t1LWa8q6
As part of the application, you will need to upload a professional photo or headshot as well as a brief bio (max 250 words) describing your title, research focus, mentoring experience, and interest in facilitating mentor training. If accepted, this information will be shared with other participants.
Enrollment for this workshop is limited to 32 participants. Priority will be given to applications from teams of two or more faculty/staff from an institution, organization, or department who indicate plans to implement research mentor training workshops within the next year. Confirmation emails will be sent by August 8, 2019.
This workshop is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. HRD-1834522. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this workshop are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
