Introduction to Mentoring
This session introduces the Mentoring Academy. The first of three will provide an opportunity to discuss the roles of mentors and mentees and cover the first of four competencies in the Mentoring Academy (Introduction, Communication, Aligning Expectations, and Assessing Understanding). Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the principles of effective mentoring through interactive case studies. Participants can attend one or all sessions to complete all eight competencies based on the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) curriculum.

Participants will be able to:

• Identify mentor/mentee roles.
• Engage in active listening.
• Provide constructive feedback.
• Communicate effectively across diverse dimensions.
• Identify communication styles. 
• Engage in active listening.
• Establish, communicate, and align mutually beneficial expectations in mentoring relationships.
• Consider personal and professional (including disciplinary) differences that may influence expectations.

Guest Facilitators:
Joseph Ayoob, Center for Mentoring Fellow and Associate Professor, School of Medicine
April Dukes, Institutional Co-leader for Pitt-CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) and the Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director for the Engineering Educational Research Center (EERC)