Overview

We work with graduate students and faculty to support successful graduate mentorship and supervisory relationships, by facilitating informal conflict resolution and interpersonal skill-building.

Our team

Aziza Kajan (she / her)
Director, Centre for Graduate Mentorship & Supervision
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto

cgms@utoronto.ca
416-978-2379

Lauren Pais (she / her)
Case Coordinator, Centre for Graduate Mentorship & Supervision
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto

cgms@utoronto.ca
416-978-2379

John Peever (he / him)
Vice-Dean, Students
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto

sgs.vdeanstudents@utoronto.ca
416-978-5986

Our commitment to you

• Person-centered and solution-focused approach
• Timely and responsive service
• Essential and up-to-date resources
• Provision of high-quality training

Our vision

To ensure graduate students and supervisors experience a mentorship and supervisory relationship that is characterized by:

• Respect, inclusion and support of the whole person
• Continued learning and collaboration by both the supervisor and the graduate student
• Shared responsibility and commitment to advancing academic and professional goals

Our mandate

To support successful mentorship and supervisory relationships. Our mandate will be achieved by:

• Facilitating conflict resolution within the mentorship and supervisory relationship
• Building capacity through skill development workshops for both graduate students and supervisors
• System navigation and collaboration with other university partners
• Identifying and developing resources that are aligned with best practices in graduate mentorship and supervision

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