NFW Participant Mentoring Students Resources

• Feig Lab orientation document
• Baker Lab orientation document
• Waterman Lab orientation document
  • Responsible Conduct of Research

Sample Documents and Reports

• Sample student annual evaluation form
• Mentoring case studies
• Postdoc Mentoring Compact (AAMC)
• NPA Postdoctoral Core Competency Recommendations
• NPA Core Competencies Self-Assessment Checklist
• Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century (NAS; includes suggested graduate student competencies)

Recommended Reading on Mentoring and Diversity

• Entering Mentoring (Handelsman et al.)
• On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty (Johnson)
• How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty (University of Michigan)
• National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
• Mentoring New Faculty (Hernandez)
• Advancing the Chemical Sciences Through Diversity (Hernandez)
• A Top-Down Approach for Diversity and Inclusion in Chemistry Departments (Hernandez and Watt)
• Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE)

Books for Students to Read on Career Planning

• Designing Your Life (Burnett and Evans)
• Alternative Careers in Science (Robbins-Roth)
• Putting Your Science to Work (Fiske)

Individual Development Plans (IDPs)

• ChemIDP (ACS)
• myIDP (AAAS)
• University of Wisconsin Graduate School IDP
• Oregon State University Postdoctoral Scholars IDP
• Stanford University Biosciences IDP

Disclaimer: The ideas and opinions contained in the resources referenced on these pages do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Chemical Society.