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    <Title>Build Stronger Ph.D. Mentoring Relationships</Title>
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          <p>UMBC <strong>Graduate School</strong> invites you to the <strong>Fall 2025 COMPASS Mentoring Workshop</strong>—an afternoon dedicated to building stronger, more productive mentoring relationships between Ph.D. students and their faculty mentors.</p>
          <p>Whether you're navigating the early stages of your doctoral journey or guiding students through theirs, this workshop offers practical strategies, reflection, and tools to support equitable and effective mentoring.<br></p>
          <p><strong>Intended Audience</strong>: Ph.D. students and faculty who mentor Ph.D. students.</p>
          <p><strong>Date</strong>: Friday, October 10, 2025<br><strong>Time</strong>: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Public Policy Building, 4th Floor<br><em>Lunch and materials provided<br></em></p>
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          <u>Workshop Agenda</u>: <br>Noon - 12:45: Welcome and Lunch</div>
          <div>1:00 - 2:45: Breakout sessions for students and faculty</div>
          <div>3:00 - 3:30: Start discussing and filling out "Sharing Expectations" document</div>
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          <div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd09xhnKu5YhPVLB3X1CdrEbiGGNmkvZzv-vYsoQI2n57lNzQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</strong></a></div>
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          <div>If you have any questions, please email <strong>Lauren Hamilton Edwards</strong> at <a href="mailto:ledwards@umbc.edu">ledwards@umbc.edu</a>. </div>
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