Community of Mentors
Texas A&M University hosted the first Entering Mentoring “train-the trainer” sessions created by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) in November of 2019. CIMER facilitators trained 32 TAMU faculty using their seven evidence-based mentorship competencies: Maintaining Effective Communication, Aligning Expectations, Assessing Understanding, Addressing Equity and Inclusion, Fostering Independence, Promoting Professional Development, and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan.
Since this time, the University, through a collaboration of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Faculty Affairs, The Graduate and Professional School, and the Division of Research have continued to build a path to a Culture of Mentoring.
Directly contributing to this goal are two TAMU Mentoring Academies (Faculty Mentoring Academy and Graduate Mentoring Academy), each of which is facilitated by these CIMER-trained TAMU facilitators. Dr. Clint Patterson oversees the Faculty Mentoring Academy and Dr. Julie Harlin oversees the Graduate Mentoring Academy.
To continue this vision, those who complete all seven mentorship competencies have the opportunity to become a TAMU Mentoring Academy facilitator.
Deep thanks to the original “train-the-trainer” faculty cohort members.