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Image: Julie Bettis, MFA ’23

MENTOR RESOURCES + LINKS

INFORMATION ON MENTORING

ARTIST / MENTOR PROCESS

MENTORING STEPS

  1. Students complete the Declaration of Mentor Form after discussion with the Program Coordinator.
  2. Once the student has selected a mentor, the mentor completes the Mentor Information Form.
  3. When the mentor and student are paired, students complete, and send to their mentor the Studio Study Plan.
  4. At the mid-term, mentors submit the Mentor Mid-Term Evaluation.
    At least 2 of a minimum of 5 mentor meetings should have occurred prior to the mid-term.
  5. At the semester’s end, mentors submit the Mentor Final Evaluation.
  6. At the semester’s end, Students submit a Studio Reflection.
  7. Finally, the Program Director grades students for their mentor coursework.

Spring 2025 MENTOR DEADLINES

  • January 10 – Declaration of mentor form
  • January 13 – Mentor information form
  • January 13 – Studio study plan
  • March 24 – Mentor mid-term evaluation
  • March 28 – Mentor – Academic Warning email sent to Program Director
  • May 13 – Mentor final evaluation
  • May 13 – Studio study reflection

    MENTORING FORMS IN ORDER OF SUBMISSION

    DECLARATION OF MENTOR FORM

    Students submit this form after researching potential mentors and agreeing on a mentor with their Program Director.
    Spring Due by January 10, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    DECLARATION OF MENTOR FORM HERE

    MENTOR INFORMATION FORM

    All Mentors, new and returning to mentor, complete this form. All mentors include contact information, a mailing address for our contract process and payment, a website address, and the last date of work (if any) at MassArt.

    Mentors returning within 2 years may submit the from without answering the text questions, and don’t need to upload a CV.
    Spring Due by January 13, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    MENTOR INFORMATION FORM HERE

    STUDIO STUDY PLAN

    Students send the Studio Study Plan to their mentor.
    Spring Due by January 13, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    UPLOAD STUDIO STUDY PLAN INFORMATION HERE

    MENTOR CONTRACT

    The Graduate Programs Office sends a mentor contract (MassArt appointment agreement) via email, after receiving the Mentor Information Form. Mentors return their signed contract to the Graduate Programs at gradprogram@massart.edu within 1 week of receiving it. Mentors are contracted as temporary MassArt employees for the duration of the mentorship, unless they already are full time MassArt employees.

      

    PAYROLL ONBOARDING FORMS

    Onboarding paperwork is completed online via MassArt’s Interview Exchange system. The Payroll or Human Resources office sends onboarding forms to mentors via email. Messages with form links arrive in mentors’ email accounts from “info@interviewexchange.com”.

    The CORI form is required once a year. Payroll sends a request to mentors who are required to complete the CORI.

    See the Mentor Onboarding Paperwork page for more information.

    Due Date: This paperwork is done prior to start of work with the student.

     

    MENTOR MID-TERM EVALUATION

    Mentors submit this evaluation at the mid-point of the mentored semester, after at least 2 meetings.
    Spring Due by March 24, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    MENTOR MID-TERM EVALUATION HERE

     

    MENTOR – ACADEMIC WARNING

    Please email Program Director, Kelly Knight at kaknight@massart.edu, if you believe the student is underperforming, or you feel they may fail the course, so that an academic warning may be sent to the student.
    Spring Due by March 28, 2025
    Fall Due by _

     

    MENTOR FINAL EVALUATION

    Mentors submit this evaluation at the end of the course, after the final of a minimum of 5 meetings.
    Spring Due by May 13, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    MENTOR FINAL EVALUATION HERE

     

    STUDIO STUDY REFLECTION

    Students submit this form at the end of the course.
    Spring Due by May 13, 2025
    Fall Due by _
    STUDIO STUDY REFLECTION HERE