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DOD mentorship program

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Overview

The DoD NDSEG Mentorship program serves to provide  positive DoD role models to help guide and shape the  professional growth and learning of DoD NDSEG Fellows. Participating Mentors work within a DoD science, technology,  and/or engineering field and will provide expertise, share  experiences, and support Fellows in achieving their full  potential while Fellows work towards obtaining their Doctoral  degrees 

Mentor and Mentee

The DoD NDSEG Mentor

Benefits to the DoD NDSEG Mentee

Benefits to the DoD NDSEG Mentee

The DoD NDSEG Mentor is a volunteer whose experience  may support the growth of a Fellow as the Fellow works towards completing their degree and pursuing a career within  their respective discipline area.  Our Mentors are tasked with the following: 

  • Offer sound advice and feedback
  • Listen actively and sympathetically
  • Help people work through an issue
  •  Coach a mentee towards professional growth
  • Be a good role model
  • Challenge mentees to achieve their potential 

Benefits to the DoD NDSEG Mentee

Benefits to the DoD NDSEG Mentee

Benefits to the DoD NDSEG Mentee

NDSEG Mentee Fellows will benefit from access to DoD personnel with diverse  backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge as well as networks  among the Science and Engineering communities. We believe  that this will help create learning opportunities and provide  unique exposure to relevant DoD people, communities,  processes, technologies, and more for our Fellows to: 

  • Expand your own network
  • Work on building professional skills
  • Learn new things, especially in an ever- changing environment
  • Help you assimilate to the Lab and become part of a  community
  • Realize your potential through challenging you and asking questions 

expectations & responsibilities

Open Dialogue

A good mentoring relationship requires open dialogue. Try to  maintain a positive, engaging environment in which you provide  feedback in an objective manner. Your Mentor may help you  identify potential solutions and paths forward, but it is ultimately  up to the mentee to drive the relationship. 

Tips For Setting Goals & Expectations

The mentoring relationship will benefit from clarifying  expectations, setting goals and assessing progress  towards goals. First Meeting Suggestions: 

  •  Discuss your background
  • Ask your Mentor to tell you about themselves 
  • Discuss your goals with your Mentor
  • Clarify expectations—what can you reasonably  commit to and what are your and your Mentor’s responsibilities
  • Set goals and agree upon a plan for  approaching them
  • Schedule your next meeting 

Maintaining Communication

Some questions that may help Mentor and  Mentees get started on the mentoring journey  include: 

  1. 1. What do you enjoy the best about your  work?  What do you least enjoy?
  2. What do you value most in your work and life?
  3. What are you currently working on  (professionally, personally, developmentally)?
  4. How do you believe your  knowledge and experience could  be beneficial to me?
  5. What should I be thinking about at this  stage of my career?
  6. How do you think we should approach  working on our goals?
  7. What are some strategies that have been helpful in your navigating your career? 

Mentor Responsibilities

Guide and help shape the professional growth and  learning of the Mentee and serve as a positive role model  via a certain number of regularly scheduled one-on-ones:

  • Shares information about their background, skills and  interests
  • Tells mentee how they can help
  • Listens actively
  • Serves as a positive role model
  • Helps mentee set educational/career goals
  • Provides encouragement for building self-confidence  and self-esteem
  • Offers mentee constructive and meaningful advice and feedback
  • Celebrates milestones and achievements with  mentee
  • Acts as a resource for information about careers 

Mentee Responsibilities

Seek guidance and constructive feedback on professional  development and career goals via a certain number of  one-on-ones:

  • Takes responsibility for keeping in regular contact  with mentor and actively participates in the  relationship
  • Assesses academic/professional strengths, learning  and developmental needs, values and short and long-term career goals
  • Develops a plan with mentor for achieving these  goals
  • Follows through on commitments and goals
  • Respects the mentor’s time
  • Maintains confidentiality at all times
  • Openly shares successes and failures
  • Is receptive to feedback and coaching 
  • Takes advantage of opportunities presented by the  mentor  

Seeking DoD Mentors in STEM

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If you're interested in Being a Mentor for the NDSEG.  Please Apply Here!

For Additional Details see Program Flyers below.

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