What's Next for PTK Mentoring and Useful Tools
Mar 7, 3:10 pm
- 4:00 pm
With the kickoff of the PTK Mentoring Program in 2023, this session will provide mentoring resources and materials to support participating PTK faculty as Mentors, Mentees, or both. Monique will provide an update of the PTK mentoring initiative and opportunities for participants’ input for program improvement. Elizabeth will share useful examples of a highly successful mentoring program at NORDP (National Organization of Research Professionals), including elements of the mentoring package with worksheets, resources and other supporting materials. NORDP, established in 2010, supports a successful virtual mentoring program developed through partnership with the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. This interactive session will introduce tools and programs that support resilience in mentorings, with participatory learning on identifying personal mentor networks and self-selected mentoring skills. The goal is to enable PTK faculty across campus with practical mentoring tools to identify their professional needs and ways for growth and improvement through mentoring networks.
Presenters
Elizabeth Lathrop is a Principal Faculty Specialist and the Director of Proposal Development at the Dean's Office of the A. James Clark School of Engineering. With valuable strategic planning and management experience, she provides critical support to the college's capacity for multidisciplinary research initiatives to pursue and capture external funding to broaden the impact of engineering research enterprises. She is currently the Co-Chair of the NORDP Mentoring Committee that supports three different modalities of the mentoring program. Elizabeth is also a founding member of the NORDP Affinity Group iKnoW to promote positive experiences for immigrant research professionals.
Monique Koppel is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a team leader of the Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. As a lecturer, she teaches a variety of courses such as General Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II. Her area of specialty is enhancing student’s understanding of Organic Chemistry through the laboratory experience. Making the connections between lecture and lab is her primary goal and focus for the organic chemistry laboratories. In addition, she also runs the new TA training program during the fall semesters as new graduate students join the program.