A column co-authored by Elon faculty members Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Paul Miller along with two colleagues from other institutions was featured Oct. 27
Inside Higher Ed, a top national higher education media outlet, has featured the expertise of Elon faculty members about how to make the student mentoring experience most effective and impactful.
“Mentoring relies on quality relationships that endure over time,” the authors write. “An intensive summer or multiyear mentored undergraduate experience, for example, supports students’ developing expertise in a field of study as well as their personal growth. And as a result, mentoring connotes a relationship that transcends mere assigned roles such as advising and teaching.”
The authors go on to offer guidance including defining the mentoring relationship, how to train faculty members over time, making mentoring a priority and recognizing and rewarding good mentoring. Read the entire column.
Both were deeply involved in CEL’s seminar, which culminated in July 2016 with the Conference on Excellent Practices in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, as faculty from 26 institutions gathered at Elon to share the fruits of three years of research and work in the area. Read more about that conference here.