There are so many ways to keep in touch these days, and many ways to stay engaged in the mentoring process. Here are a few ideas:
- Go through the Encouraging Mentor conversation guides together.
- Consider a set meeting or check-in time.
- Utilize different forms of communication such as face-to-face, Zoom, phone, text and email.
- Establish what type of communication is best for both Mentor and Mentee.
- Invite your Mentee for a tour of your county office.
- Meet an Extension Specialist together.
- Allow your Mentee to job shadow for a day.
- Do a Farm or Site visit together.
- Invite your Mentor to observe one of your activities or programs.
- Plan an office day to go over ERS questions, Extension procedures, or other desk-based tasks.
- Along those lines... meet at the end of a month and enter your data into ERS together, mentioning specifics for your program area. (We find that coffee, ice cream, or other treats make reporting a bit more pleasant!)
- Carpool to meetings, events and programs.
- Plan to sit together at a meeting, event or program.
- Meet for informal conversations over lunch or a morning coffee.
