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2026 CUSP Workshop #1 April 1, 2026��

Overview of Workshops

myIDP

Mentoring tools

  • Read the 4 documents on your own
        • Discuss with your mentor
        • Compare your Communication Style with your mentor’s

Graduate Writing Center

Lessons from the past…

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM �Wednesdays��Location:

BSB 3101 In person

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Speakers from UCR and other institutions

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Workshop coordinator: �Brenda Cuevas

�Can be found at:�https://cusp.ucr.edu/workshops�

2026 Workshop Series

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Individual Development Plan (IDP)

An on-line tool to help:

  • define a career path
  • set career goals and keep track of your progress

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Plus lots of resources!

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  • myidp.sciencecareers.org

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Mentoring UP

From 12 Tips

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  • Build a mentorship network

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  • Don’t make your mentor guess what your needs are

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  • Set realistic expectations

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  • Help your mentor do their job

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  • Maintain regular communication

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  • Respect your mentor’s time

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  • Ask for feedback and take action on it

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  • Be gracious and appreciative

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  • Keep it strictly professional

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  • Be a mentor yourself

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See also document on “Best Practices for Mentors and Mentees”

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Group Discussion

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‘Speed self-assessment’

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The Effective Communication Styles Inventory

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    • A quick method of assessing a communication style (20 min)
    • We are going to do the ‘speed’ version of this assessment (~6-7 min)
    • There is no right or wrong styles – just different styles
      • When divergent styles are not acknowledged, mentoring relationships can fail
      • Styles change over time

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Effective Communication Styles Inventory Scoring Form. Wanda Hackett Enterprises (1998)

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For each row circle the 2 words that fits your style the best

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Add up the number of circled items in each column.

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Plot the coordinates for X, Z, W, Y in a graph

Effective Communication Styles Assessment

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Determining Your Communication Style

  • Communication quadrants are Thinking, Doing, Collaborating, and Creating.

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Thinking

Planning

Doing

Directing

Collaborating

Supporting

Visioning

Creating

The grid quadrants are associated with different communication styles.

  • Talk about your style with your mentor
  • Compare notes with the other CUSP scholars

Our styles influence:

    • Our actions (we ask or we tell)
    • What we focus on
    • How we respond during stress
    • What we need or like

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Sarah Ceja

Graduate Writing

Program Specialist

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April 29

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May 13

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CV

Cover letter

Other?

gwc.ucr.edu

Appointment Scheduling System: https://ucr.mywconline.com/

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