About the Graduate Mentoring Academy
The Graduate Mentoring Academy (GMA) is designed to enhance mentoring experiences for graduate and professional students, faculty and staff across Texas A&M. Housed in the Graduate and Professional School, GMA collaborates with the Center for Teaching Excellence, which hosts the Faculty Mentoring Academy, to offer interactive sessions and practical resources.
Program Highlights
- 20+ interactive sessions offered each semester
- Engage in open discussions with participants from all disciplines and career stages
- Become a Mentoring Academy Fellow by completing all seven competencies to earn a digital badge, certificate, and door placard
- Come-as-you-can attendance
Seven Core Competencies
GMA utilizes a curriculum adapted from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), focusing on the following seven competencies. Competencies, with the exception of the capstone session, can be taken in any order.
- Maintaining Effective Communication
- Assessing Understanding
- Aligning Expectations
- Fostering Independence
- Promoting Professional Development
- Supporting Well-Being
- Capstone: Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan
Mentoring Resources
The Grad Student-Supervising Faculty Compact (PDF)
Developed to help students and their supervising faculty define the responsibilities and expectations that should govern their relationship
Individual Development Plan (PDF)
Identify professional goals and objectives, assess current skills, communicate with advisors and mentors to develop an action plan to achieve short- and long-term objectives.
Mentoring Maps
Visualize your current network of mentors and identify areas of your academic, personal and professional growth where you can expand your mentoring and support network.
My Grad Journey
My Grad Journey is an innovative online Individual Development Plan (IDP) tool that enables Texas A&M graduate & professional students to curate and share their academic and professional profile.
Suggested Roles and Responsibilities
Suggested roles and responsibilities are intended to help clarify the relationships among the integral members of the graduate community.