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Mentoring Undergraduates: A Guide for Mentors
Faculty members who are or who want to become mentors to undergraduates will find useful information in this Mentor’s Guide from the University of Miami. While some information in the document is institution-specific, most of the advice is applicable to any college or university educator who mentors students in the sciences or social sciences. This concise guide describes the role of the mentor, gives tips on how to communicate effectively with students—including being sensitive to issues of gender, ethnicity, culture, and academic preparation—and notes ways to orient students to the laboratory setting and help them formulate a research project. The guide also emphasizes the importance of encouraging students to ask questions and to remind them that there is no "dumb" or "bad" question, particularly in research.
Mentoring Undergraduates : A Guide for Mentors
Educators will find sound advice on key topics in the mentor-student relationship in this short guide.
Media: Web pageProgram Director: Michael S. Gaines, Ph.D.
Award Years: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Summary: The University of Miami is a public research university, in Coral Gables, Florida. Its HHMI-funded initiatives include:
- The development and expansion of a Bridge to the Baccalaureate Program, in collaboration with Miami-Dade College, which encourages students from underrepresented minorities to enter research careers in the biomedical sciences and provides scholarships, special courses, research experiences and faculty training;
- The development of new curricula, including a new undergraduate neuroscience major and inquiry-based HHMI Introductory Biology Laboratories where first-year students conduct original research; and
- The purchase of equipment for a core laboratory focusing on electron microscopy and the development of a course, Research Methods and Applications, that gives students the chance to learn about diverse modern research instruments and conceptual approaches.