Mentoring at Critical Transitions: Development Planning with Bill Lindstaedt
The second MCT event of the academic year featured special guest instructor Bill Lindstaedt, Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development at UCSF.
The luncheon seminar informed faculty and staff how to help students create a development plan using myIDP (my individual development program) featured on Science magazine's careers site. Lindstaedt, co-author of "myIDP", helped develop the tool using his expertise from working with life and health scientists transitioning from academic positions to careers in biotech and other non-academic settings.
Attending faculty and staff brought their laptops to explore the myIDP program firsthand. Lindstaedt provided a walk-through experience in order for mentors to relay the process and details back to their graduate students and mentees.
Later in the day, Lindstaedt gave a special lecture on how to use the myIDP for graduate students and scholars in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). They were also asked to bring laptops to complement the walk-through process.
Developing a career plan can be difficult to initiate, as the graduate education process is complex for both roles in the mentor-mentee relationship. MCT seminars aim to clarify and improve the efficiency of the graduate school experience.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up and attend MCT seminars to explore better ways of communicating and working with mentees and graduate students.
Upcoming MCT events
Wednesday, March 12, 2014: Setting the Course
"Ensuring first-year graduate student success" with Hugh Kearns, BAgSc, MEd, MMHS. Kearns is recognized internationally as a public speaker, educator, and researcher. He has 20 years' experience as a leading training and development professional within corporate, financial, education, and health sectors overseas. He has coached individuals, teams, and executives in both public and private sectors.
Thursday, May 8, 2014: Mentoring Up
"Helping mentees to pro-actively manage their mentoring relationships" with Dr. Steve Lee, graduate diversity officer for STEM disciplines.
For more information about the MCT program visit our website: https://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/faculty-staff/mentoring-critical-transitions or contact Jessica Paisley at jpaisley@ucdavis.edu.