VT Mentoring Forum
2025
The Office of Faculty Affairs announces a call for proposals for the 2026 Virginia Tech Mentoring Forum that will take place on March 18, 2026, at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
During the day-long event, academic faculty and administrators will share effective mentoring strategies, explore issues and challenges, and develop actionable solutions to support mentoring and mentorship development.
Proposals are welcome for topics that address, but are not limited to, the following:
- Effective strategies for mentoring undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers
- Best practices for peer mentoring and mentoring networks
- Developing inclusive and supportive mentoring relationships
- Mentoring others for career development and professional growth
- Mentoring across the career trajectory
- Tools and technologies for enhancing mentoring experiences
The 2026 VT Mentoring Forum will consist of concurrent sessions (30 minutes and 60 minutes) and can be proposed in a number of formats including case studies, workshops, panel discussions, and roundtable conversations.
Proposals are submitted online and are due by January 5, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent to presenters by January 16, 2026.
Faculty Affairs is pleased to announce the 2026 VT Faculty Mentoring Forum, a day-long conference style event in which Virginia Tech academic faculty and administrators share effective mentoring strategies, explore issues and challenges, and develop actionable solutions to support faculty professional growth.
The forum will consist of concurrent sessions focused on mentoring and mentorship led by university colleagues representing various disciplines and interests.
Our keynote speaker this year is Dr. Beronda Montgomery, author of Lessons from Plants.
Further information will be coming shortly.
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for this special event!
Registration will open in February 2026.
Date: March 18, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Inn at Virginia Tech
901 Prices Fork Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24061