Good afternoon everyone! Please join Mentoring@Purdue (M@P) this month for the Overcoming Obstacles for Effective Mentoring workshop on Wednesday, February 28th from noon-1:00pm in Pfendler Hall room 241! If you are unable to attend in person, please join us via webex: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/dvollme M@P is a mentoring program designed with women and minority graduate students in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University in mind. M@P aims to improve the quality of graduate education through fostering mentoring relationships between graduate students and faculty or staff members in the Agricultural and Life Sciences. Mentoring has played a crucial role in the success of many individuals, especially those that are generally underserved. The M@P program helps students grow professionally, academically, and personally to become successful individuals in their chosen area of study. M@P is designed to meet the mentoring needs of the mentors and mentees in the program through events, group forums, guest speakers, and workshops. As a participant in M@P, you will have numerous opportunities for academic and personal growth, support, encouragement, and assistance. M@P will provide training and guidance to both parties on how to have an effective mentor-mentee relationship. Meaningful mentoring is not a drive-by activity; it takes time and it should be proactive. Mentors should have the ability and willingness to communicate what they know. Mentors should also realize that their advice and counsel may not always align with the mentee's ultimate decision; therefore, a mentor should try not to impose their own style onto the mentee. Mentors, and mentees, should be prepared, approachable, available, inquisitive, and objective as well as be compassionate and genuine. Relationships will evolve and change over time and come with their own set of benefits and challenges. Every challenge is an opportunity in disguise. Join us to hear from Natasha L. Harris, the Assistant Director in the Science Diversity Office, speak about her strategies for overcoming challenges and becoming an effective mentor. [cid:image001.jpg@01D3A65C.B4C137C0] On behalf of the entire M@P team, Dottie Vollmer Master's Student Coordinator of On-Campus Activities, Mentoring@Purdue Program Youth Development and Agricultural Education Purdue University College of Agriculture _______________________________________________ Mentoring_at_Purdue mailing list Mentoring_at_Purdue@lists.purdue.edu https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/mentoring_at_purdue