UNM Mentoring Institute“Learning Across Disciplines”

Fourth Annual ConferenceThe University of New Mexico

Wednesday, October 26th to Friday, October 28th

“…learning through the establishment of mentoring relationships in multiple

disciplines and professions.”

Some Points from the Conference

Mentor Characteristics◦Leadership quality◦Nurturing◦Caring and Empathy◦Accessibility and attentiveness◦Sympathy for student context◦Non-judgmental

Respect other’s valuesListen for a deeper meaning

Some Points from the Conference

Not enough training for mentors◦Bi-cultural competence◦Authenticity◦Healthy boundary setting

Check-ins are critical to program success

Many peer mentoring programs: ◦Academics◦Socialization◦One-on-one as well as group

Greater use of technology

Some Points from the Conference

Apply the “Social Change Model”◦Concept that student has knowledge◦How does the mentor learn in the

pairingIdentify value for mentorMany programs minimize or

ignore any community outside professionals◦Strict line between student and

mentor◦Meetings only on campus

Treated as a dynamiclearning system

Mentor helps develop individual values

Program integratesIndividual valuesInto group and community

Social Change Model

Comments from Keynote Speaker

David Clutterbuck, Co-founder of “European Council of Mentoring and Coaching”

Books include: Everyone Needs a Mentor, Learning Alliances, Mentoring in Action, and Techniques in Coaching and Mentoring, and others.

His presentation both as Keynote and Wrap-up discussed some interesting mentoring techniques:

Comments from Keynote Speaker

Mentoring is “Stretching and Nurturing”

A model:

Mentor & Questions

Student & Responses

Observation/Listening

Impressions

Comments from Keynote SpeakerHelp create voice of studentReverse mentoring

◦Board members mentored by young employees

Establish a “catalogue of questions”

Clear goal for meetingUnderstand student attitude (at the

moment)

Make student summarize the meeting

Comments from Keynote SpeakerIce Breakers

◦Find new person or your student What has been most frustrating today/week? What has been most satisfying?

◦Find new person or your student Each state three assumptions about the other Discuss those assumptions

◦Find new person or your student: For question “What do you feel passionate

about?” Draw your own response, then Discuss and evaluate responses

Our Paper

Transformational Mentoring in University of Minnesota Co-Curricular Leadership Programs

Ronald Frazzini, Ph.D.Alexander Fink, Ph.D. Student, Social Work

 University of Minnesota

Student AffairsPartial Abstract

Programs for transformational mentoring at the University of Minnesota strive to incorporate Sharon Daloz Parks’ three important concepts: (1) becoming critically aware of one’s own composing of reality, (2) self-consciously participating in an ongoing dialogue toward truth, and(3) cultivating a capacity to respond—to act—in ways that are satisfying and just (Parks, 2000, p. 6).