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MENTORING HANDBOOK FINAL VERSION
Committee Members
- Danny Anderson - English
- Adam Bradley - Physics
- Katherine Crispin - Geological Sciences
- Jimmy Harris - Biomedical Engineering
- Brett Hoover - Biology/BME
- Heather Koniz - Theatre and Dance
- Sarah Kyker - Biology
- Stephanie Liscio - History
- Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich - Pharmacology
- Penny Roufs - Chemistry
- Craig Rudick (Chair) - Astronomy
- Matthew Schiefer - Biomedical Engineering
- Kevin Speer - Electrical Engineering
If you have any thoughts, comments, ideas, or concerns, please feel
free to contact the committee via Craig Rudick.
Current Goals/Projects
- Create a survey to distribute to all Case graduate students to
collect data on the current state of mentoring at the univeristy.
- Draft handbooks on graduate student mentoring (one each for
faculty and students) to be adopted by the Faculty Senate Graduate
Studies Committee for 2008-09 academic year.
Timeline
Previous Work
- This committee was first formed in Spring 2007, as the
brainchild of the new GSS President, Kevin Speer.
- November 6 - Committee meets to review mentoring policies of
other instiutions and discuss possible projects for this year.
Craig Rudick elected chair. Minutes.
- November 19 - Committee decides to focus exclusively on creating
a survey for grad students and drafting handbooks, until these
projects are completed. Committee splits
into two subcommittees: one to create the survey and one to draft
the handbook. Minutes.
- December 3 - Committee meets to discuss progress. Sorry, no
minutes.
- December 18 - Committee meets to assemble draft handbook. After
a meeting with John Clochesy, Chair of the Faculty Senate Graduate
Studies Committee, the timeline is revised substantially to reflect
a later deadline.
- January 14 - Survey completed and distributed to graduate
students (we had over 200 responses in the first 12 hours!).
- January 17 - draft of
handbook put online for grad student review. Drafts are
distributed for faculty/administration review.
Future - Therefore subject to change!
- January 24 - Special Session of GSS GA to discuss
handbooks.
- February 28 - Final drafts of handbooks posted for grad student
review
- March 6 - Vote of endorsement of handbooks at GSS
GA
- March-April - Handbooks are approved and adopted by Faculty
Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
- Spring 2008 and beyond - Drafting and implementing handbooks is
simply the first step in improving graduate student mentoring. The
committee will use the experience gained and enthusiasm generated by
the handbooks to push for further improvements in graduate student
mentoring at Case.
Mentoring Materials
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