Faculty Mentor must be actively involved in mentoring the student through all aspects of the project:  project determination and development, execution of project activities, achievement of project outcomes and preparation for presentation.

• Clarify to the student your specific expectations related to the SSD project.  Refer students to SSD website for additional resources and support  www.gvsu.edu/ours/ssd/
• Confirm SSD Faculty Mentor designation on SSD Registration website by the registration period deadline

Mentor students through the revision process, checking for content, organization, punctuation, grammar, etc.

• Refer students to GVSU Writing Center staff for additional support  www.gvsu.edu/wc/
• Make final changes to abstract by the registration period deadline

Mentor students through the design and revision process.

• Show student examples of appropriate poster content, design and materials
• Revise poster content prior to final poster creation

Mentor students through the creative process by:

• View and provide constructive feedback for presentation improvement prior to SSD
• Promote professionalism during presentation
• Attend student's SSD presentation for support and feedback