{"id":10620,"date":"2026-09-03T11:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=10620"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:37:39","slug":"graduate-student-and-mentor-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-student-and-mentor-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student and Mentor Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wsu-custom-outline-title\">Graduate Student and Mentor<strong> Resources<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-bottom--xxsmall wsu-spacing-before--small wsu-spacing-top--medium\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-animate wsu-animate--action-fade wsu-animate--delay-1 wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson\" style=\"top:-32.4844px;bottom:0px;left:-3.7789%;right:97%;height:150px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Find tools and guidance to support strong mentoring relationships, clear expectations, research progress, and career planning for CAHNRS graduate students and mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Start Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-student-and-mentor-resources\/#graduate\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-student-and-mentor-resources\/#graduate\"><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Start with communication expectations, mentoring agreements, and career planning tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-student-and-mentor-resources\/#mentors\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-student-and-mentor-resources\/#mentors\"><strong>Faculty Mentors<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Start with advising expectations, authorship conversations, and mentoring resources that support inclusive graduate education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--medium wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\" id=\"graduate\">Guidance for Current Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clarify expectations early.<\/strong> Talk with your advisor or mentor about communication preferences, meeting frequency, progress updates, response timelines, and shared responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prepare for mentor meetings.<\/strong> Send brief updates before meetings so your mentor can review your progress, identify questions, and provide useful feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discuss<\/strong><strong> milestones before they become urgent.<\/strong> Ask about authorship, draft review timelines, letters of recommendation, conference presentations, and other professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plan for your career.<\/strong> Use an Individual Development Plan to reflect on your interests, strengths, skills, and next steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthen your research questions.<\/strong> Refine your ideas through literature review, evidence, advisor feedback, and peer discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use feedback actively.<\/strong> Apply constructive feedback to improve your research, writing, presentations, and professional development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Resources for Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WSU Policies, Programs, and Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\/graduate-school-policies-and-procedures\/\">WSU Graduate School Policies and Procedures<\/a>:<\/strong> Graduate student requirements, expectations, and university policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gpsa.wsu.edu\/\">Graduate and Professional Student Association<\/a>:<\/strong> Programs, events, research expo information, awards, and professional development opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writingprogram.wsu.edu\/graduate-writing-center\/\">WSU Graduate Writing Center<\/a>:<\/strong> Support for theses, dissertations, articles, proposals, and other graduate writing projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ascc.wsu.edu\/\">Academic Success and Career Center<\/a>:<\/strong> Career readiness, CV support, networking guidance, and mentoring resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relevant Graduate Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ENTOM 490\/590 Graduate Career Preparation:<\/strong> Offered fall semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ENTOM 511 \/ CROP_SCI 511 \/ SOIL_SCI 511 Science Writing Workshop:<\/strong> Offered spring semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anim_Sc 500 Seminar<\/strong> <strong>course<\/strong>: Offered spring semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anim_Sc 520 Preparation of Scientific Literature in Animal Sciences<\/strong>: Offered spring semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SOE 501 Graduate\u00a0Skills Seminar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Exploration and Individual Development Plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myidp.sciencecareers.org\/\">myIDP from Science Careers<\/a>:<\/strong> Career exploration and individual development planning for scientists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginephd.com\/\">ImaginePhD<\/a>:<\/strong> Career exploration and planning for humanities and social science scholars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capd.mit.edu\/resources\/individual-development-plans-idps\/\">MIT Individual Development Plan resources<\/a>:<\/strong> Guidance for using IDPs in graduate career planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theprofessorisin.com\/\">The Professor Is In<\/a>:<\/strong> Career advice for graduate students, postdocs, and academic job seekers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Student Success and Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/advice\/strategies-for-communicating-with-faculty\/\">Strategies for Communicating with Faculty<\/a>:<\/strong> Tips for clear, respectful communication with advisors and instructors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/environment.wsu.edu\/graduate-studies\/graduate-student-resources\/\">Graduate student success guides<\/a>:<\/strong> Practical guidance on expectations, time management, communication, and graduate school navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wiscience.wisc.edu\/resources\/grad-postdoc-resources\/\">Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement<\/a>:<\/strong> Graduate student and postdoc resources for research, mentoring, and professional development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/10-tips-to-help-you-win-at-graduate-school\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/10-tips-to-help-you-win-at-graduate-school\/\">10 Tips to Help Help you &#8220;Win&#8221; at Graduate School<\/a><\/strong>: 2019 Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\" id=\"mentors\">Guidance for Faculty Advisors and Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a mentoring agreement.<\/strong> Document expectations for communication, participation, feedback, authorship, and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make expectations explicit.<\/strong> Discuss lab or group participation, shared responsibilities, timelines, meeting norms, and communication practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discuss authorship clearly.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/guidelines-policies\/authorship\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/guidelines-policies\/authorship\">Review authorship criteria<\/a>, contributor roles, and draft review timelines with students and research team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Resources for Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these resources to clarify advising expectations, strengthen communication, and support inclusive, effective mentoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\/graduate-school-policies-and-procedures\/\">WSU Graduate School Policies and Procedures<\/a>:<\/strong> University policies and expectations related to graduate advising. Review <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\/graduate-school-policies-and-procedures\/#expectations-of-faculty-advisors-and-mentors\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\/graduate-school-policies-and-procedures\/#expectations-of-faculty-advisors-and-mentors\">section 1.4.9<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/students\/careers\/2024\/04\/30\/faculty-provide-career-advice-development-students\">Faculty Career Advising Resources<\/a>:<\/strong> Guidance on supporting student career development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facstaff.grad.uw.edu\/office-of-graduate-student-success\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/facstaff.grad.uw.edu\/office-of-graduate-student-success\/\">UW Graduate Student Success Faculty and Staff Resources<\/a>:<\/strong> Resources for creating supportive graduate student experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wiscience.wisc.edu\/resources\/grad-postdoc-resources\/\">Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement<\/a>:<\/strong> Resources for research mentoring, teaching, and professional development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/resource\/25568\/interactive\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/resource\/25568\/interactive\/\">The Science of Effective Mentorship in Stem<\/a><\/strong>: National Academies 2019 written report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradstudies.pitt.edu\/academics\/graduate-student-mentoring\/best-practices\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gradstudies.pitt.edu\/academics\/graduate-student-mentoring\/best-practices\">University of Pittsburg Mentoring Best Practices<\/a><\/strong>: Recommendations for effective and inclusive mentoring practices, annual reviews, and mentor networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thementor.academy\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thementor.academy\/\">The Mentor Academy<\/a><\/strong>: Free online mentor training class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cgsnet.org\/data-insights\/graduate-professional-development\/mentoring-resources\/for-mentors\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cgsnet.org\/data-insights\/graduate-professional-development\/mentoring-resources\/for-mentors\">Council of Graduate Schools: Mentoring Resources For Mentors<\/a><\/strong>: Information on how (and why) to mentor, and how to do it well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/igehub.org\/\"><strong>Innovations in Graduate Education Hub<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/facultyaffairs.arizona.edu\/resources-0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/facultyaffairs.arizona.edu\/resources-0\"><strong>Mentoring Agreements from the University of Arizona Mentoring Institute<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8270,"featured_media":0,"parent":753,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10620"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10620"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10673,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10620\/revisions\/10673"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}