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FSU Mentoring Programs

This resource is meant to provide an overview of all FSU mentoring programs.  If you know of a program that is not listed here, please email us and let us know about the program so we can add it to the list of FSU mentoring efforts, including the program title, website (if applicable), short description of the program, who are the mentors, who are the mentees, and who is the program contact.

Mentoring Programs for Faculty Researchers

 

Campus-Wide Mentoring Programs for Faculty Researchers

Office of Research Development FSU Research Mentor Academy

  • https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/ord/research-mentoring/research-mentor-academy/
  • Description: Effective research mentoring relationships are critical to developing the next generation of researchers.  The mission of the FSU research mentor academy is to promote a culture of support for research mentoring and to provide training in optimizing mentoring relationships for mentors with their mentees at all levels of their research careers. Our training is based on the research mentoring curricula, Entering Mentoring, an evidence-based curriculum from the the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), using an interactive approach that allows participants to explore an intellectual framework for research mentoring within a community of their peers. This approach provides mentors with opportunities for reflection and a forum to solve mentoring dilemmas and share successful mentorship strategies.
  • Contact: Dr. Rachel Goff-Albritton at r.goffalbritton@fsu.edu

 

Office of Faculty Development and Advancement (OFDA) Career Path Mentoring Support

  • https://fda.fsu.edu/faculty-awards/faculty-mentorship​

  • Description: Most faculty understand the benefits of mentoring early career faculty. An experienced faculty member shares experiences, advice, and expertise regarding the ins and outs of teaching, research, service, university and department specific protocols, and balance. What may be unexpected is that experienced faculty also benefit from mentoring. When working toward a particular career goal, it is always beneficial to tap the expertise of someone who has already achieved that goal or a similar goal.

  • Contact: If you need facilitation with faculty mentoring, please contact Dr. Peggy Wright-Cleveland at mwrightc@fsu.edu or 645-8202.

FSU/UF Center for Translational Science Award (CTSA) K Scholars Program

  • FSU NIH K Scholars Program 

  • Created as a result of a National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award, a partnership between FSU and the University of Florida, the FSU K Scholar Program is designed to create a community of postdocs, junior faculty, and mentors who work together to submit excellent K applications and set FSU’s junior researchers on a path to independence. In addition to keeping the FSU community informed about the K Scholar Program, this website contains a variety of resources for FSU researchers applying for NIH Research Career Development Awards. See FSU News story about the program Here​.
  • Contact: Sylvie Naar, PhD, Director, FSU K Scholar Program (sylvie.naar@med.fsu.edu)

NIH FIRST

  • https://www.floridafirst.fsu.edu/about-us

  • Florida State University (FSU) is one of 6 universities among the first cohort of the NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program. FSU aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a program, Fostering Institutional Resources for Science Transformation: The FLORIDA-FIRST Health-Science Brigade is transforming culture at FSU to generate a self-sustaining scientific community dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence. We propose leveraging institutional resources to recruit a FIRST Cohort of 6 early-career, biomedical researchers who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence and who contribute to clusters of research excellence in chronic disease prevention and management (Cluster 1) or mental health (Cluster 2) and to implement a systems-level approach and generate evidence of its effectiveness for supporting individual faculty research and career development (micro), within their cohort and collaborative networks (meso), that can be replicated through sustainable changes to university culture (macro).

    Contact: https://www.floridafirst.fsu.edu/contact-us

NSF ART/IGNITE - https://www.research.fsu.edu/ignite

NSF ADVANCE - https://nsfadvance.fsu.edu/

Faculty and Staff Affinity Groups

FSU Connections Mentoring Network for the Black Faculty and Staff Network (BFSN)

  • Mentoring contributes positively to the recruitment, retention, and promotion of faculty of color by promoting awareness of tenure and promotion processes and supporting productivity broadly. Moving away from the Guru-Mentoring (individual) ideology a Network model supports a comprehensive and more realistic view of mentoring. By creating a network, small groups of faculty across campus, faculty are not only exposed to 1 faculty member, but several outside and possibly within their discipline. This creates a connection to the larger campus, and helps to facilitate developing an essential network of faculty of color that is essential for recruitment and retention.
  • Each participant will be matched with a Network facilitated by a Connector, a senior faculty member, and other faculty with similar scholarly interests. This network does not replace a department or program’s responsibility to assign a guidance committee or mentor for assistant professors; rather, it offers additional support and resources that build upon the work of departmental mentoring relationships. Connections will sponsor a number of events based on the needs of the network. These events include monthly networking events and professional development workshops, a faculty writing retreat, and more.
  • Contact: Joe Blanks & Dr. Gregory Harris, Co Leaders

Women in STEM: FSU research mentoring group for FSU Female Faculty

LatinX Faculty Staff Network

Find more FSU Affinity Groups Here: https://diversity.fsu.edu/get-involved/affinity-groups

Mentoring Programs for Students

 

Research Mentoring Programs for Undergraduate Students

 

Research Mentoring Programs for Graduate Students​

College of Education IES (Award # R305B210014) Pathways to the Education Sciences Research Training Program (PURPOSE) program

  • Website: https://purposetraining.create.fsu.edu/application/; https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsearch/details.asp?ID=4635
  • Description: The PURPOSE program trains a diverse cohort of fellows in research with a focus on social justice in education. The goal of the program is to provide fellows with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills they need to enter and successfully complete graduate programs in education and related fields. PURPOSE fellows will spend one year developing research skills through one-on-one faculty mentor relationships, research apprenticeships with faculty mentors (5 hours/week), coursework (5-10 hours/week), bi-weekly proseminars, and a service-learning research practicum (for example, at the local CDF Freedom Schools at FAMU DRS). Financial support for the program is provided by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Pathways Training Program (Award number: R305B210014). 
  • Mentor: The list of PI: https://purposetraining.create.fsu.edu/faculty-mentors/
  • Mentee: Continuous enrollment at FSU or FAMU as either an upperclassman or beginning master’s student in education or a related field (including but not limited to Psychology, English, etc.).
  • Contact: Betsy Staudt Willet, betsy.staudtwillet@fsu.edu

NIH T32 Program Chemosensory Training Program

  • Website: https://opda.fsu.edu/fellowships-and-awards/postdoctoral-fellowships-and-stipend-support/nih-chemosensory-training 
  • Description: Florida State University remains a rich training ground for postdoctoral scholars in the Chemosensory Sciences, initiating from pioneers in this discipline that built this scientific strength upon joining the university. Postdoctoral Scholars select a mentor from our team of faculty trainers and are encouraged to directly contact one or a number of trainers for employment opportunities.  Scholars participate in semester-long rotating series of reading / practicum group with the trainers, annual special lecture series in the chemical senses, conference travel presentation of their research, and professional development activities with the CTP trainers or FSU postdoctoral association. 
  • Mentor: Dr. Adam Dewan (https://neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/adewan), Dr. Debra Ann Fadool (http://neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/dafadool), Dr. Elizabeth Hammock (https://neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/ehammock),  Dr. Elizabeth Brown (https://www.neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/ebrown), Dr. Alan Spector (http://neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/spector/), Dr. Douglas Storace (https://neuro.fsu.edu/faculty/dstorace), or Dr. Roberto Vincis
  • Mentee: Postdoctoral scholars
  • Contact: Dr. Debra Ann Fadool, dfadool@bio.fsu.edu

NIH T32 Program​ Integrated Clinical Neuroscience Training for Translational Research

  • Website: https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/T32-MH093311-06
  • Description: The Integrated Clinical Neuroscience (ICN) Training Program, operating in the Psychology Department at Florida State University for the past four years, seeks to train the next generation of investigators to become leaders in translational research who will make major advances across several areas of psychopathology characterized by dysregulated (?disinhibited?) behaviors including eating disorders, suicidality, trauma-related disorders, and aggression. These problems are associated with significant psychological and medical morbidity, elevated mortality, and high economic burden, underscoring the need for research that translates the neural mechanisms that underlie normal and abnormal behavior in animals into clinical studies of the causes and treatment of mental disorders.
  • Mentor: ICN training faculty come from the Clinical and Neuroscience programs based on cross-area connections in research addressing dysregulated behaviors. 
  • Mentee: Predoctoral ICN trainees earning Ph.D.s in Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Contact: Dr. Pamela Keel, keel@psy.fsu.edu 

 

Campus-Wide Professional or Career Development Mentoring Programs for Students

The Career Center, MentorFSU

  • Webpage: https://fsumentoring.xinspire.com/programs/mentorfsu
  • Description: The Career Center's longest-running signature programs, connects FSU students with Alumni & Friends of Florida State for career advice and guidance.
  • Mentor: FSU alumni/friends/parents
  • Mentee: Students
  • Contact: mentorfsu@fsu.edu

Freshman Leadership Institute (an executive project within the Student Government Association) Peer Mentors

  • Webpage: https://sga.fsu.edu/fli-mentors.shtml
  • Description: Peer Mentors play an essential role in the Freshman Leadership Institute. As the “go to” person for each participant, mentors provide students with information, encouragement, and guidance to adjust to their new life as a Seminole. Peer Mentors are paired with an FLI participant to provide guidance and assistance as the student becomes more involved and confident on campus.
  • Mentor: FSU student at FSU for at least 2 semesters
  • Mentee: New FSU student, at FSU for less than 2 semesters
  • Contact: 850-644-1811

Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement, Transition, Engagement, & Academic Mentoring (T.E.A.M.) Peer Mentoring Program

  • Webpage: https://care.fsu.edu/college-programs/transition-engagement-academic-mentoring-team
  • Description: The Transition, Engagement, & Academic Mentoring Program (T.E.A.M.) of FSU’s Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE) provides first year students an opportunity to be connected to a peer mentor (T.E.A.M. Leader) to help them with their transition and engagement on the FSU campus. Juniors and seniors in CARE have the opportunity to serve as mentors to students in the program, CARE first-year students, and students who join CARE's College Success Program (CSP). Students who become a TEAM Leader have the opportunity to build leadership skills and make a lasting impact on their fellow peers in CARE.
  • Mentor: Junior or Seniors within CARE
  • Mentee: Student in 1st or 2nd semester (priority admission to T.E.A.M. given to students who join the CARE College Success Program (CSP)
  • Contact: (850)644-9699, CARE@fsu.edu

 

College or Departmental Professional and Career Development Mentoring Programs for Students

College of Medicine SSTRIDE Mentors

  • Webpage: https://med.fsu.edu/sstride/progMentors
  • Description: A key aspect of the outreach program design is the inclusion of mentors to serve as tutors and guides at every level of the pipeline. Mentors support the students and assist with coursework and enrichment activities. A mentor is one who can provide instruction which can stimulate interest and achievement in science, provide a model of academic success, help students to form supportive peer groups for academic achievement, and provide both personal and academic assistance.
  • Mentor: Mentors are typically selected from members of Undergraduate SSTRIDE©, as well as, the Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences degree program
  • Mentee: Students in the College of Medicine
  • Contact: Thesla Berne-Anderson, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Outreach, anderson@med.fsu.edu

College of Medicine Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS), Collegiate Mentor Initiative (C.M.I.) Corner

  • Webpage: https://med.fsu.edu/studentOrgMA/cmiCorner
  • Description: The Florida State University Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS), Collegiate Mentor Initiative (C.M.I.) is a program designed to aid incoming freshman and sophomore students in preparation for medical and professional health programs. Its primary function is to give these incoming students the opportunities to interact with an upperclassmen mentor during their first two years, with progression to becoming a mentor and continuing the process. This will direct the students along the proper pathways towards successful matriculation into graduate health-care and medical programs and beyond. It will focus on retention of students by accentuating meeting attendance and involvement in study groups, mentoring, test prep and/or other academic support groups.
  • Mentor: The Mentor is a junior or senior student
  • Mentee: The Mentee is an incoming freshman or sophomore whom intends on becoming a part of MAPS
  • Contact: Thesla B. Andersson, executive Director of Outreach program, Thesla.Anderson@med.fsu.edu

College of Business Student Mentoring Program

  • Webpage: https://fsumentoring.xinspire.com/programs/business
  • Description: Mentoring is an opportunity to make a difference! No student's education is complete without a solid grounding in how business works beyond the classroom. Created by the college’s Student Leadership Council, the Business Mentoring Program provides an essential link between academic theory and business reality, and offers personal and professional benefits to every participant.
  • Mentor: Business professionals
  • Mentee: Business students
  • Contact: Director of Student Engagement, Marissa Mainwood, mmainwood@business.fsu.edu, 850-645-1005

Department of Philosophy - The Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Mentoring Program

  • Webpage: https://philosophy.fsu.edu/map-mentoring-program
  • Description: During the Summer of 2020, The Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Mentoring Program was born, a collaboration between the Minorities and Philosophy Club, the Undergraduate Philosophy Club, and the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement. The program is run by a team of 14 mentors, 3 Head Mentors, 1 Program Director, and 1 Director of Research, Leadership, and Service. Philosophy is a particularly challenging field for minority and first-generation college students. Philosophy departments are often very academic and lack diversity, making it challenging for undergraduates from less traditional backgrounds to find sufficient support and mentoring within the discipline. The goal of the Minorities and Philosophy Mentoring Program is to provide academic support to these students while at the same time providing them with valuable leadership and service experiences that will equip and position them to accomplish their future academic and career goals.
  • Mentor: Philosophy professionals
  • Mentee: Minority and first-generation college students in Philosophy program
  • Contact: Lauren Willson

Department of Communication and Information, Center for Hispanic Marketing Mentorship Program

  • Webpage: https://hmc.comm.fsu.edu/student-opportunities/mentorship-program/
  • Description: We match our students with prestigious professionals from our Advisory Board and other industry friends and colleagues active in Hispanic and Multicultural Marketing. The mentor becomes a contact for the ‘mentee’ and provides a realistic vision and exceptional wisdom in the field.  Mentors can serve as great resources for those just starting out or close to entering the “real-work world”.  Mentees receive career advice, insider tips, and perspective from their appointed mentors.
  • Mentor: Professionals from the advisory board and the Hispanic and Multicultural Marketing industry
  • Mentee: Undegrad or graduate students interested in marketing/business
  • Contact: Dr. Sindy Chapa, /Director and Associate Professor, sindy.chapa@cci.fsu.edu