Inclusive Mentoring of Undergraduate Researchers
Issued by
University of Arizona
The Inclusive Mentoring of Undergraduate Researchers micro-credential badge is awarded to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, staff, faculty, or designated campus colleagues at the University of Arizona who are involved or plan to become involved as a research mentor for undergraduates.
- Type Validation
- Time Hours
- Cost Free
Skills
- Active Listening
- Capability Development
- Communication skills
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Effective Communication
- Expectation Management
- Interactive Communications
- Intercultural Communication
- Learning Development
- Listening Skills
- Mentorship
- Receptive Attitude
- Undergraduate Research
- Verbal Communication Skills
Earning Criteria
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Mentors build a learning community with other undergraduate research mentors, acquire knowledge and skills to align mentor and mentee expectations on projects, and clearly communicate expectations for the mentoring relationship through production of a written mentor-mentee compact.
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Mentors practice techniques for maintaining effective communication, including active listening and communicating across diverse dimensions. Mentors learn about and reflect upon mentoring students in a culturally responsive manner, and articulate their personal mentoring philosophy and plan, including producing a written mentoring philosophy document.
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• Active participation in synchronous online trainings. (6 hours) • Thematic activities during each training (conversations, self-reflection, brainstorming, small-group activities). (Four-1.5-hour sessions) • Two documents for review by leaders of the online training sessions: A Mentor-Mentee compact and a Mentoring Philosophy document. (approximately 4-hours)