Graduate Community Mentoring

Graduate Community Mentoring (GCM), a program of Graduate Studies, presents the 2025-2026 Mentorship Conversations & Stories Series. This community-oriented initiative is designed to support graduate students and faculty in building strong mentoring relationships, navigating academia, and fostering professional growth.
Each semester, in collaboration with various faculty from across campus, we will host a series of four story-centered mentorship conversations. In addition to providing rich mentorship-based conversations, GCM will highlight resources from within campus and beyond to assist graduate students in learning and accessing support opportunities.
We are now offering the first Conversation & Stories series as a hybrid event!
Please join our conversationalist hosts, Dr. Paquin and Dr. Grant, on Friday, January 30, 2026, either on Zoom or in person at the Grad Commons from 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Please use the link below to access the Zoom meeting. Time: Jan 30, 2026 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Spring 2026 Program Schedule
- Friday, February 13 | 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Listening Circle #1 — Dr. Desai
📍 Grad Commons - Friday, February 27 | 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Listening Circle #2 — Dr. Desai
📍 Grad Commons - March 6 | 12:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Topic to be announced — Dr. Marissa Greenburg
💻 Zoom - Friday, April 24 | 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Session with Dr. Dalvia
📍 SUB Acoma A & B - Tuesday, May 12 | 3:00–5:00 p.m.
End of Year Celebration — Dr. Sturgis
📍 Ballroom A
While each event will be open to all graduate students, priority will be given to students who agree to become GCM Student Fellows and participate in at least three of the four sessions provided each semester. These students will earn $100 scholarship for each session attended (up to $300 total). Student application link: gcminterest - Formstack
Please note: NSF students are not eligible for the GCM Scholarship above.
Hope to see you there! There will be food provided at all events.
Contact
Allison Shaddox
Student Graduate Program Coordinator
gradmentoring@unm.edu
