No one told you how to be a mentor? Use these resources for everything from mentoring pacts to creating welcoming environments, general tips to writing letters of recommendation.
Resources on Campus
OUR's Mentor/Mentee Agreement Form
OUR's Guide to Letters of Recommendation
Off-Campus Resources
Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
Mentor Training and other resources. Specifically recommended pages:
- Things to Consider as an Undergraduate Mentor - CIMER's guide to outlining expectations of researchers-in-training.
- CIMER's Mentor-Mentee Expectations Agreement (for Undergraduates)
National Mentoring Resources Network
Specific to biomedical sciences, but concepts applicable across fields.
Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring
Multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, online journal, focused scholarship about undergraduate research and mentoring. of such research.
Interactive Tutorial - The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct
Tutorial for anyone; helps familiarize responsible research practice and ethics.
The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM
Podcasts, guides, and publications from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to help you be a better mentor.