1. Mentorship A Catalyst for Success in Academia
Dinuka Gunaratne
Career Education Coordinator (Graduate Students)
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR)

2. Origin of Mentorship

4. Types of Mentoring Relationships
Traditional Mentoring Relationships (Structured or not)
Peer Mentors
Reverse Mentors
Sponsors

6. What is (and NOT) Mentoring
During graduate school, you interact with a variety of individuals who provide professional and personal support

7. Developmental Relationships and Networks

8. What can I expect from a Mentor?
Your context matter
How to Identify goals
What do mentors actually do?

9. How to identify goals
Consider developing goals for the beginning, middle and end of your graduate school experience. These goals should be ones where mentors can provide guidance

10. Characteristics of High Quality Relationships
Resiliency
Flexibility
Openness

11. Recognize and Reduce Five Sources of Dysfunction
Mismatch
Neglect
Lack of Competence
General Dysfunction
Manipulation

12. From Protégé to Mentor Use Your ‘Window of Opportunity’
Remember and Know the Fundamentals (initiation, cultivation, separation, redefinition)
Observe Mentors
Practice Being a Mentor to Others