The GradFUTURES Mentor Collective builds connections and community between Princeton graduate students and graduate alumni/ae who share invaluable insights about their own academic and professional experiences, discuss the skills and competencies needed for career progression, and support you in navigating your own personal and professional goals during these uncertain times. Our growing network of Princeton graduate alumni mentors offer guidance and advice across a broad range of fields. How It Works You will be matched with a mentor based on common academic and professional interests, life challenges, and experiences. Through 1:1 dialogue, you will learn how to overcome challenges, receive career advice, and develop skills to become an effective leader. You may also use the platform’s discussion guides and goal-setting activities to help spark meaningful conversations with mentors and other professionals. Topics range from time management and work-life balance to networking and job-seeking advice. The program is intended to: Provide a structured means of initiating and maintaining a professional relationship with a graduate alum. Offer 1:1 advice and support regarding the challenges of doctoral education, along with research and professional development strategies. Facilitate referrals to others to assist in building your professional network. Build connections and community between Princeton graduate students and graduate alumni. “I was fortunate to have several mentors who contributed significantly to my professional development. Both in the Senate and in private law practice, and I have enjoyed working with GradFUTURES to establish a mentorship program matching interested graduate students and graduate school alumni who want to give back to Princeton... My advice to graduate students? Be proactive. Your professional development is too important to leave to someone else. You would be surprised how helpful people will be if you ask them for help and guidance." –Drew Harker, *81 (SPIA), Founding Mentor, GradFUTURES Mentorship Collective Join the GradFUTURES Mentorship Program! Graduate Alums: We are Currently Recruiting Mentors! To participate as a continuing or new mentor, please fill out the following form. Thank you! Graduate Students: Mentee Applications are Open! To participate as a new or continuing mentee, please fill out this short form. “Participating in the GradFUTURES Mentorship Program is one of the highlights of my Princeton education. The conversations I had with my mentor changed my perspectives on my research and career prospects. I really appreciated the thought and effort my mentor invested to help me develop my professional aptitudes." –Jonathan Aguirre, *22 (SPO), Vice President, User Experience Research Lead, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Resources for Mentors and Mentees University Resources for Mentors and Mentees Tips for Inclusive Mentoring Essential Elements of Effective Mentor Relationships Tips For Communicating With Your Mentee Anti-Racism Resources “I am first-gen, so I thought it would be great to have some guidance or mentorship from someone who went through the graduate school at Princeton and knew … what it took, what to expect. I feel like it’s helping the next generation. It’s paving the way forward for someone else." –Seraya Jones, GS, MOL Current and Former Mentors & Mentees Jonathan Aguirre *22, SPO Vice President, User Experience Research Lead, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Marc Brahaney *86, ARC President, Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction Michelle Burke University Relations Director, Mentor Collective Elaine Enriquez *15, SOC Mentor, GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Sara Geraghty, GS, QCB Drew Harker *81, SPIA Mentor, GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Julio Herrera Estrada *17, CEE Applied Scientist, Descartes Labs Shannon Hoffman, GS, CBE Professional Development Associate Ken Igarza, GS, NEU NSF-GRFP fellow, Falkner Lab, Princeton Neuroscience Institute Anna Jacobson, GS, QCB President, Princeton Citizen Scientists Colette Johnson *18, ENG Director, Strategic Initiatives Richard Lacquement *00, SPIA Research Professor of National Security Affairs Hope Littwin, GS, MUS Graduate Student, Department of Music (Music Composition) Andrea Morris *99, MOL Assistant Dean and Director, Career & Professional Development, Rockefeller University Isabela Muci Barradas, GS, ART GradFUTURES Learning Cohort Participant Freda Murck *95, ART Visiting Scholar, Columbia University Graham Oppy *90, PHI Professor, Monash University Noel Park, GS, MOL Lucy Partman *21, ART University Administrative Fellow Elena Peregrina-Salvador *15, SPO Mentor, GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Mika Provata-Carlone *02, COL Independent Scholar, Translator, Editorial Consultant and Illustrator, Contributing Editor at Bookanista Ingeborg Rocker *10, ARC Senior Executive, Dassault Systemes, Owner (GAIN-X) Deborah Schlein *19, NES University Administrative Fellow Kevin Stiles *88, ELE Design Verification and Analog Modeling, XtremeEDA Elaine Tsui, GS, CHE GradFUTURES Fellow Joe Tylka *19, MAE Reseach Scientist, Siemens Corporate Technology Raghuveer Vinukollu *11, CEE Head - Climate Insights & Advisory, Munich Re US Akil Word-Daniels *18, ECE Mentor, GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Ying Zhu *03, ECE Quantitative Researcher, WorldQuant Related News GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Has Forged 290 Student-Alumni Mentorships
