Mentorship Resources Overview

This is the centralized hub for all resources linked to our mentorship program. Within this space, you will discover a range of materials such as guides, readings, videos, useful articles, and various reference documents. The resources are organized by subject. Our aim with this dedicated resource hub is to support and enhance the mentorship journey, fostering a culture of continuous growth and learning.

Helpful materials!

Please browser our Google Drive for resources and materials that can help you on your journey as a Mentor!

These include Being an effective mentor, Applying to Graduate School, Presentation Skills.

Please share any materials you use so we can add it to our Google Drive!

Google Drive

Meetings Calendar

Take attendance!

Please keep track of meeting dates and attendance! We will send out a form once a month asking for attendance and feedback.

Meeting 1 - Getting to know your mentees (April 10 - April 21)

Supporting materials

Meeting 2 - Enhancing your presentation skills (May 16 - May 27)

Meeting 3 - Writing a personal statement (June 20 - July 1)

Meeting 4 - Open (August 8 - August 20)

Meeting 5 - Open (September 12 - September 23)

Meeting 6 - Open (October 17 - October 28)

Meeting 7 - Last meeting & Farewell + Feedback (November 21 - December 2)

Moderating a Workshop

Throughout the program, each group of mentees will be responsible for moderating one of the workshops in a roundtable format. See workshops marked as Student Moderated. The Proxima team will invite speakers for each of these workshops and handle communication by sending out calendar invites and preparing Zoom links for the meetings. The students, with assistance from the Proxima Team and mentors, will be in charge of:

  1. Researching the speakers: Who are they? What have they done? What are some interesting facts that can inspire questions?
  2. Sending information on the speakers and supplemental materials to scholars and associates to stimulate discussion.
  3. Communicating with scholars and associates to suggest questions you would like the speaker to answer during the event.
  4. Organizing the questions in a logical order and creating links that ensure a smooth flow between them.
  5. Developing the workshop schedule.
  6. Facilitating the workshop.

Mentors will assess the group’s progress closely and ensure that they have all the resources to plan a successful roundtable.