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Mentoring
Training Sessions |
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preliminary mentoring training sessions were held during
June 2001 at Central Georgia Technical College and Gwinnett
Technical College. Additional training sessions will be
held in fall 2001 and spring 2002. Information about upcoming
training sessions will be posted to this site as it becomes available. |
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"Mentoring:
Building A Collaborative Community" presented by: |
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Dr. Diane L. Cooper, Ph.D.
College Student Affairs Administration
Program Coordinator
The University of Georgia
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Special
thanks to UGA master's and doctoral students Angelia Bruce, Kim Champion, Nancy
Chrystal-Green, Jan Davis, and Stephanie Marsh for their help
conducting groups at the mentoring training sessions.
The Mentoring:
Building A Collaborative Community training handbook
is now available online--click here
to download (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
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Workshop
Overview |
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Welcome and
Introductions
The Mentoring Process
For the purpose of this project, mentoring is defined as pairing experienced professionals
with new professional to help them learn the ropes, understand their role
within the functional area, establish collegial relationships around the state,
and assist their career development.
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Specific
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Understanding what mentoring is and what mentoring is not
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Discussion of what mentees want from mentors and the mentoring
relationship
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Rewards of serving as a mentor to the mentor, mentee, and
organization
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Qualities of a good mentor
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Factors related to establishing successful mentoring relationships
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How to begin, maintain, and end a mentoring relationship
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Potential mentoring activities
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Discussion of participant concerns about being a mentor
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Ethical Guidelines
Discussion of ethical issues related to mentoring (e.g., sexual
harassment, confidentiality,
cross-cultural/cross-generational/cross-gender
relationships). Participants as a group will develop ethical guidelines for
the DTAE mentoring process.
Establishing a Mentoring Plan
Participants will spend time working In small groups to set up a plan
for beginning and maintaining the mentoring relationship. Small group members will establish a method of providing each
other support as mentors during the coming year.
Report out & Wrap-up
Small groups will share their plans and incorporate suggestions from
the group.
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