Mentoring and Professional Development Resources

The University of South Carolina should initiate a process to establish 'Best Practices for Graduate Education'.
These best practices should address the mutual and reciprocal responsibilities and expectations of graduate students, major professors / advisors, graduate directors, program faculty, and the Graduate School. This process should include the participation of graduate students, graduate directors, graduate faculty from several disciplines within the Graduate School, and the Graduate Council.

These 'Best Practices for Graduate Education' should define for the University of South Carolina a shared consensus of quality mentoring and effective professional development to ensure that our graduate students have the best preparation to succeed after they earn their degree. The list below contains a collection of resources from other universities and professional organizations that may contribute to our process.
James Buggy, Interim Dean of the Graduate School
January 18, 2008

1. Building Graduate Community: Expectations for Graduate Study
   Virginia Tech
   
   
2. Guidelines for Good Practice in Graduate Education
   University of Missouri
   
   
3. Mentoring for Graduate Students
   The University of Iowa
   
   
4. Grad School Survival Guides - Guides to surviving and flourishing in graduate school
   PhDs.org
   
   
5. How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty
   University of Michigan
   
   
6. How to Get the Mentoring You Want - A Guide for Graduate Students at a Diverse University
   The University of Michigan
   
   
7. Science Career Development Resources
   Science Magazine
   
   
8. MENTORING How to Mentor Graduate Students - A Faculty Guide
   The University of Washington
   
   
9. MENTORING A Graduate Student Guide - How to Obtain the Mentoring You Need
   The University of Washington
   
   
10. ADVISER, TEACHER, ROLE MODEL, FRIEND - On Being A Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
    The National Academy Press