Responsibilities

The Fisk Program Faculty are expected to

serve, if asked, on the Master's thesis committee of a Master's trainee;
serve as an external mentor to their former Master's Thesis Advisee after transitioning into a PhD program at UIUC.

The UIUC Program Faculty are expected to

serve, if asked, on the Master's thesis committee of a Master's trainee at Fisk University;
serve, if asked, as an initial mentor to a new doctoral trainee who transitions into a PhD program at UIUC;
serve, if asked, on the PhD thesis committee of a doctoral trainee at UIUC.

All Program Faculty mentoring a trainee are expected to

participate in the required Faculty Mentor Training before mentoring a trainee;
use the online trainee tracking system (currently under development) to interact with the mentoring team and record mentoring activities;
work with their mentee to develop and review the mentee's Individual Development Plan (IDP) on an annual basis;
enforce rigor, reproducibility and responsible conduct of research in their research training;
help their mentee acquire strong professional and career development skills;
maintain close communication with the Leadership Committee (PIs and Program Managers) regarding their mentees.

All Program Faculty are expected to