Mentoring for Student Success Workshop

Dates: Week of February 23, 2026 on Mon - 2/23, Wed - 2/25, and Fri - 2/27
Time: 12:00-2:00 PM PT | 1:00-3:00 PM MT | 2:00-400 PM CT | 3:00-5:00 PM ET

Workshop Overview

Are you ready to take your mentoring to the next level? This interactive workshop empowers mentors with practical tools and fresh insights to better support students as they navigate their research experiences. Through guided discussions and hands-on activities, participants will reflect on their own journeys as mentees and mentors, explore strategies for setting expectations and communicating effectively, and collaborate to address common mentoring challenges. Together, we'll focus on fostering student belonging, growth, and independence—helping them thrive as emerging geoscientists. Expect a supportive, participant-centered virtual space where you'll connect, share ideas, and learn alongside fellow mentors and facilitators.

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Who Should Register

This workshop welcomes geoscientists at all career stages who want to strengthen their mentoring skills when working with undergraduate and graduate students. We invite scientists, faculty, and researchers from a variety of settings—including universities, government agencies, and private industry—to join us in building more effective and student centered mentoring practices.

The cost to participate is $120 for NAGT members and $175 for non-members. Join NAGT now to get the member discount!

Register by February 1, 2026 »

Workshop Dates

The workshop will be held on Zoom on Monday, February 23; Wednesday, February 25; and Friday, February 27, 2026 from 12:00-2:00 PM PT | 1:00-3:00 PM MT | 2:00-400 PM CT | 3:00-5:00 PM ET.

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Workshop Leaders

Stefany has worked with students and early career scientists for over 10 years to help them identify their interests and support their development as scientists. While at UIC, Stefany has taken advantage of informal and formal opportunities to connect and mentor students through mini-conversations in the hallway and longer-term partnerships that guide students in goal development and action planning. Stefany has served as a NAGT workshop leader for the past 7 years and is now organizing UIC's Diversity Facilitation Collaborative, a group of workshop leaders focused on diversity education. Stefany is also thankful for the many mentors and mentees she has been able to work with and learn from over the years.

Dr. Rademacher is a Professor at the University of the Pacific (UOP), a small comprehensive university in California's Central Valley. She was Department Chair of the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department for six years and has experience with interdisciplinary programs. Dr. Rademacher has a long history of participation and facilitation of NAGT workshops and activities, including the InTeGrate project, the Cutting Edge Early Career Workshop, the Traveling Workshop Program, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She actively mentors both undergraduate and graduate students from a wide range of backgrounds and appreciates the mutual learning that occurs through these close interactions. Dr. Rademacher enjoys supporting all students in finding their purpose and building life-long networks for support.

Staff

Mitchell Bender-Awalt, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College