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Graduate Student Mentoring Guidebook

III. Thinking About Your Mentoring Needs

Food Science, Spring 2005

Good mentoring rarely just "happens." It develops from reflection, planning, and an understanding of your own needs as well as your mentor's unique qualities.

This section helps you recognize your mentoring needs, as well as what good mentoring looks like. It also synthesizes advice for establishing and maintaining mentoring relationships on solid footing.