Summer Mentor/Mentee Training for Grads and Postdocs
Grad students and post-docs are often in the squishy middle of a mentoring sandwich, mentoring less experienced students but still needing mentorship from their advisors.
Come learn how to be more effective as both a mentor AND mentee through an innovative application of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience’s (CIMER) evidence-backed mentor and mentee training curricula from Rachel Prunier, PhD and Andi Kent, PhD, trained CIMER trainers and members of UConn’s Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL).
We are offering three cohorts this summer – with each cohort meeting once a week for 8 weeks.
• Cohort 1 will meet Tuesdays from May 26 to July 14 from 2-3:30 pm. Cohort 1 is in-person and in Storrs.
• Cohort 2 will meet Wednesdays from May 27 to July 15 from 12-1:30 pm. Cohort 2 is virtual and will meet synchronously.
• Cohort 3 will meet Tuesdays from June 23 to August 11 from 10-11:30 am. Cohort 3 is in-person and will be held at either the Storrs or Hartford campus.
Upon completing at least 6 of the 8 sessions, you will receive a certificate certifying your completion of the CIMER Entering Mentoring training (looks great on a CV!).
Each cohort is limited to 20 participants. Priority will go to those mentoring undergraduates in summer 2026; otherwise, registration is on a first come, first serve basis.
If you are interested in joining this dynamic and engaging learning community, please fill out the form linked below by Friday May 1st: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/s8rexzBk9q
If you have any questions about this training, please email Rachel Prunier – rachel.prunier@uconn.edu – or Andi Kent – andi.kent@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Rachel Prunier at rachel.prunier@uconn.edu