Graduate Inclusive Mentoring Community

Building a Culture of Effective Graduate Mentoring

Strong mentoring relationships are essential to graduate student success, academic progress, and professional development. The Graduate Inclusive Mentoring Community (GIMC) brings together CU Boulder faculty and staff to strengthen graduate mentoring through evidence-based training, shared learning, and collaboration.

Through GIMC, participants can connect with colleagues across campus, exchange mentoring practices, and engage in professional development opportunities, including training based on the nationally recognized Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) curriculum. Together, these efforts support a more inclusive, effective, and supportive graduate mentoring environment.

By participating in multiple trainings and meeting the appropriate requirements, you can earn the Inclusive Research Mentoring Microcredential, showcasing your commitment to advancing equity in graduate education. More information about the microcredential is available on the Center for Teaching and Learning's website.

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CIMER Inclusive Research Mentoring Trainings

Offered in partnership with the Graduate School and the Center for Teaching & Learning, and developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), these workshops focus on essential aspects of effective mentoring:

  • Aligning Expectations
  • Maintaining Effective Communication
  • Assessing Understanding
  • Promoting Independence
  • Addressing Equity & Inclusion
  • Fostering Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Fostering Professional Development
  • Mentoring Capstone: Building Your Mentoring Philosophy

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GIMC Fall Workshops

Communicating, Setting & Meeting Expectations workshop series will help you identify your execution response patterns and identity your mentees accountability tendencies. 

Why this matters: Inclusive mentoring means recognizing that our mentees respond to expectations, deadlines, and feedback differently while providing them with the skills and structure they need to succeed.  

  • Sept 29: Why We Respond to Expectations the Way We Do. An introduction to primary responses to both internal & external exceptions with motivation and performance research exploring the connection between intrinsic motivation, accountability and resilience. 
  • Oct 27: Develop and Design Customized Accountability Strategies. Learn to tailor universal accountability strategies to support your mentorship dynamic Register Here
  • Nov 17: Bridging the Gap. Identify expectation lenses, values, and priorities and explore their impact on assumptions & understanding. Leave with scripts you can use in your mentor/mentee relationship so you can ask the right questions, address individual challenges and provide effective support strategies. Register Here

When: All three sessions run 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., with an optional Q&A immediately after from 12:30–1:00 p.m. 

 

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