Academic mentor

Christian Schaffner

ILLC (UvA), Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)shamelessly based on earlier version by Maria Aloni

28 August 2015

Academic Mentorship

I Advice & guidance in a highly individual program

I Monitoring and assistance in case of problems

Academic mentors this year

I Maria Aloni

I Alexandru Baltag

I Benno van den Berg

I Franz Berto

I Nick Bezhanishvili

I Ulle Endriss

I Raquel Fernandez

I Dick de Jongh

I Benedikt Lowe

I Piet Rodenburg

I Floris Roelofsen

I Robert van Rooij

I Christian Schaffner

I Sonja Smets

I Martin Stokhof

Academic Mentorship

I Advice & guidance in a highly individual program

I Monitoring and assistance in case of problems

Academic mentors this year

I Maria Aloni

I Alexandru Baltag

I Benno van den Berg

I Franz Berto

I Nick Bezhanishvili

I Ulle Endriss

I Raquel Fernandez

I Dick de Jongh

I Benedikt Lowe

I Piet Rodenburg

I Floris Roelofsen

I Robert van Rooij

I Christian Schaffner

I Sonja Smets

I Martin Stokhof

Academic Mentorship

I Advice & guidance in a highly individual program

I Monitoring and assistance in case of problems

Academic mentors this year

I Maria Aloni

I Alexandru Baltag

I Benno van den Berg

I Franz Berto

I Nick Bezhanishvili

I Ulle Endriss

I Raquel Fernandez

I Dick de Jongh

I Benedikt Lowe

I Piet Rodenburg

I Floris Roelofsen

I Robert van Rooij

I Christian Schaffner

I Sonja Smets

I Martin Stokhof

Academic Mentorship

I Advice & guidance in a highly individual program

I Monitoring and assistance in case of problems

Academic mentors this year

I Maria Aloni

I Alexandru Baltag

I Benno van den Berg

I Franz Berto

I Nick Bezhanishvili

I Ulle Endriss

I Raquel Fernandez

I Dick de Jongh

I Benedikt Lowe

I Piet Rodenburg

I Floris Roelofsen

I Robert van Rooij

I Christian Schaffner

I Sonja Smets

I Martin Stokhof

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses,

(individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,

thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What a mentor is for

Advice & Guidance (good times)

1. Choice of courses, (individual) projects,thesis topic and supervisor;

2. Career choices: direction of study, grants, PhDapplications.

Assistance & diplomatic services (bad times)

1. Assistance in case of (academic) problems;

2. Academic mentor as mediator in case of conflicts.

Mentorship is a tool for solving problems: use it!

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

What will your mentor expect from you

I Active attitude

I Courtesy and manners

What not to expect from your academic mentor

I To solve all problems

I To know everything

I To be available 24/7

General advices

Ideal timeline

I All mandatory courses in the first two semesters;

I Thesis topic/supervisor selected in the first half of the 3rdsemester;

I 90 credits + approval form by the end of the 3rd semester;

I Thesis defense by the end of the 4th semester.

Other general advices

I Avoid dispersion: don’t enroll for too many courses!

I Be broad: don’t focus on only one topic/discipline!

I Importance of social interactions, and seminars

General advices

Ideal timeline

I All mandatory courses in the first two semesters;

I Thesis topic/supervisor selected in the first half of the 3rdsemester;

I 90 credits + approval form by the end of the 3rd semester;

I Thesis defense by the end of the 4th semester.

Other general advices

I Avoid dispersion: don’t enroll for too many courses!

I Be broad: don’t focus on only one topic/discipline!

I Importance of social interactions, and seminars

General advices

Ideal timeline

I All mandatory courses in the first two semesters;

I Thesis topic/supervisor selected in the first half of the 3rdsemester;

I 90 credits + approval form by the end of the 3rd semester;

I Thesis defense by the end of the 4th semester.

Other general advices

I Avoid dispersion: don’t enroll for too many courses!

I Be broad: don’t focus on only one topic/discipline!

I Importance of social interactions, and seminars

General advices

Ideal timeline

I All mandatory courses in the first two semesters;

I Thesis topic/supervisor selected in the first half of the 3rdsemester;

I 90 credits + approval form by the end of the 3rd semester;

I Thesis defense by the end of the 4th semester.

Other general advices

I Avoid dispersion: don’t enroll for too many courses!

I Be broad: don’t focus on only one topic/discipline!

I Importance of social interactions, and seminars

General advices

Ideal timeline

I All mandatory courses in the first two semesters;

I Thesis topic/supervisor selected in the first half of the 3rdsemester;

I 90 credits + approval form by the end of the 3rd semester;

I Thesis defense by the end of the 4th semester.

Other general advices

I Avoid dispersion: don’t enroll for too many courses!

I Be broad: don’t focus on only one topic/discipline!

I Importance of social interactions, and seminars

(Regular) seminars

I The Logic TeaI Cool Logic seminar for Logic Students

I The DIP Colloquium

I Computational Linguistics Seminar

I The Colloquium on Mathematical Logic

I Computational Social Choice Seminar

I Logic and Interactive RAtionality (LIRa)

I Seminar on music cognition and computation

I ILLC Colloquium

I SMART Cognitive Science Lectures

I LogiCIC Seminar

I The LeGO (Leerstoel Groepen Overleg) Seminar

I Seminar on Provability, Interpretability, Intuitionism and Arithmetic (PIIA)

I AlgebraCoalgebra Seminar

I Cognition at ILLC

I Theoretical Computer Science Seminar

Full descriptions at ILLC website

http://www.illc.uva.nl/NewsandEvents/index.php?cat=regular

(Regular) seminars

I The Logic TeaI Cool Logic seminar for Logic StudentsI The DIP Colloquium

I Computational Linguistics Seminar

I The Colloquium on Mathematical Logic

I Computational Social Choice Seminar

I Logic and Interactive RAtionality (LIRa)

I Seminar on music cognition and computation

I ILLC Colloquium

I SMART Cognitive Science Lectures

I LogiCIC Seminar

I The LeGO (Leerstoel Groepen Overleg) Seminar

I Seminar on Provability, Interpretability, Intuitionism and Arithmetic (PIIA)

I AlgebraCoalgebra Seminar

I Cognition at ILLC

I Theoretical Computer Science Seminar

Full descriptions at ILLC website

http://www.illc.uva.nl/NewsandEvents/index.php?cat=regular

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .

What to do when

I No ideal timeline: don’t panic, talk to your mentor

I Financial problems: panic, talk to everybody

I Administrative problems: go to Tanja Kassenaar

I You want to drop a course: inform the teacher

I You do not like a course: express it in the evaluation, talkto the OC.

I You want to change track: inform your mentor

I You and your supervisor do not match: talk to your mentor

I You and your mentor do not match: be open about it,contact Tanja

I . . .