Inclusive Research Mentoring Micro-Credential
The Inclusive Research Mentoring (IRM) micro-credential, offered by the Center for Teaching & Learning and the Graduate School, equips graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff with skills to mentor in research settings. Based on the curriculum, the program includes:
- Mentor Self-Assessment
- Reflect on personal mentoring practices to identify strengths and growth areas.
- CIMER-Based Training Workshops
- Participate in eight interactive workshops (12 hours) to build and refine mentoring skills.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Workshops
- Attend three DEI workshops through CTL, CU Dialogues, or other campus resources to integrate inclusive practices into mentoring.
- Post-Program Self-Reflection
- Reflect on your journey to assess growth and identify next steps for continued mentorship development.
- Optional Opportunities for Faculty
- External mentor assessments.
- Develop advising agreements tailored to your mentoring approach.
- Additional Participation Opportunities
- Join a campus mentoring initiative to expand your impact and network.
What You'll Achieve
- Enhance mentoring skills with the CIMER curriculum, focusing on self-reflection and actionable improvements.
- Build a foundation for continuous mentoring growth beyond the program.
- Gain expertise in mentoring undergraduate research students.
- Strengthen your credentials for future career opportunities, both in and beyond academia.
- Join a supportive cohort of scholars who value mentorship.
Tasks to Completion:
- Participate in all eight of the CIMER based training modules offered jointly by the Center for Teaching & Learning and the graduate school.
- Substitutions can be made on a case-by-case basis.
- Substitutions can be made on a case-by-case basis.
- Participate in Three DEI-Focused or CU Dialogues Workshops
- These can be fulfilled by multiple campus offerings, including those from the Graduate School, CTL, ODECE, OVA, OIEC, CISC, or outside organizations, including CIRTL.
- These can be fulfilled by multiple campus offerings, including those from the Graduate School, CTL, ODECE, OVA, OIEC, CISC, or outside organizations, including CIRTL.
- This will be completed both before and after participating in the workshops and modules.
- This will be completed both before and after participating in the workshops and modules.
- Post-Program Self-Reflection
- Upon completion of the workshops and training modules, the participants will perform a structured reflection as part of a more comprehensive self-reflection with the aim of future mentoring growth.
- Upon completion of the workshops and training modules, the participants will perform a structured reflection as part of a more comprehensive self-reflection with the aim of future mentoring growth.
- Faculty to Develop Advising Agreements with Mentees
- All mentors will be required to develop mentor agreements with at least one of their mentors, with support from CTL or grad school teachers.
- All mentors will be required to develop mentor agreements with at least one of their mentors, with support from CTL or grad school teachers.
- Grad students to participate in an official campus mentorship program or participate in a community mentorship program. Provide proof/documentation that you have met or communicated with your mentee a minimum of six times per academic year.
- Complete Exit Survey