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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 . . .