About the Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program
The Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program helps traditionally underrepresented students in graduate programs reach personal and professional success as they navigate the higher education journey. This includes students of any race, national origin, ethnicity or gender who face social, economic, educational, or other challenging life circumstances; whose parents did not complete a four-year college or university degree; have a physical or mental impairment; are from a disadvantaged background (including but not limited to students who were or currently are unhoused; were or currently are in the foster care system; were or are eligible for Federal Pell Grants; grew up in a U.S. rural area), or other similar circumstances.
The Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program utilizes a team approach to mentor graduate students who are currently pursuing or plan to pursue doctoral studies. Program participants are matched with faculty mentors and a graduate student peer mentor. The primary aim of the mentoring program is to help graduate students acquire the personal and professional skills needed for success in their future careers. Through a comprehensive approach, the Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program addresses the academic and social needs imperative for success in a graduate program and beyond.
The Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program helps create an effective social and academic support system for students through this team mentoring; academic, wellness, and career-oriented symposiums and workshops; and both formal and informal social events.
Events
A key part of the Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program is the professional development series. Please do check out our schedule.
Mentees
Expectations
- Attend The Tide Together orientation.
- Meet with the faculty and peer mentor at least once a month.
- Communicate regularly with faculty and peer mentors via email and/or phone.
- Communicate with Trey Gooden, Tide Together coordinator, about any problems/concerns/questions.
- Adhere to the Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program Participation Agreement.
- Attend other events that faculty and peer mentor schedule.
- Participate in the Tide Together Graduate Mentor Program symposium sessions (on-campus).
- Participate in program evaluation activities (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
Optional Activities
- Attend sponsored social events.
Financial Incentive
All mentees are eligible for a $200 scholarship from the Graduate School upon completion of the program.
Faculty and Peer Mentors
Expectations
- Attend the Tide Together orientation.
- Meet with your mentee at least once a month during the academic year.
- Be accessible to your mentee via phone, email, etc.
- If you are a faculty mentor, communicate with Andrew Goodliffe, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, about problems/concerns/questions related to your mentee. If you are a peer mentor, communicate with Trey Gooden, Tide Together coordinator, about any problems/concerns/questions related to your mentee
- Include mentee in appropriate college/departmental/program/professional activities or events that would enhance the professional and academic development of mentee.
- Participate in program evaluation activities (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
Optional Activities
- Attend social events with mentee.
- Attend professional development workshops sponsored by Tide Together.
All peer mentors who meet the program expectations are eligible for a $200 scholarship from the Graduate School upon completion of the program.
