Mentoring at Mizzou: Training That Enhances Mentoring Relationships

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Oct. 16, 2024

Mentoring at Mizzou is a professional development program co-facilitated by the University of Missouri Office of the Provost and the Graduate School.

Thirty-three faculty and staff attended training by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) to facilitate interactive mentoring workshops at Mizzou. Mentoring at Mizzou, based on CIMER curriculum, has since provided 18 sessions for various groups of faculty and chairs since it began in 2023.

"CIMER is viewed as a national standard in mentoring curriculum," said Candace Kuby, associate provost for faculty affairs. "The curriculum is research-based and created as modules tailored to specific workshop participants. For example, the Mentoring at Mizzou facilitators can choose disciplinary-specific case studies as part of the training sessions. This allows participants to dialogue with examples unique to their research and teaching practices."

Jeni Hart, vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate School, said the training is an added value across the board for faculty.

"If you're a high-quality mentor, you're going to be a high-quality teacher," she said. "If graduate students are having a good experience, they are also going to be more productive and committed, which will help you in your own research goals."

Newly hired assistant professors are now required to participate in the Mentoring at Mizzou training to be eligible to apply for doctoral faculty status and advise doctoral students.

Mentoring at Mizzou sessions will continue this fall.

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