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Creating Mentoring Relationships for Female Science and Engineering Students

Creating Mentoring Relationships for Female Science and Engineering Students. Kate Morrissey. Why Create a Mentorship Program?. Connect undergraduate students with graduate-student mentors Educate undergraduate students about research opportunities at MSU. Research Centers at MSU.

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Creating Mentoring Relationships for Female Science and Engineering Students

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  1. Creating Mentoring Relationships for Female Science and Engineering Students Kate Morrissey

  2. Why Create a Mentorship Program? • Connect undergraduate students with graduate-student mentors • Educate undergraduate students about research opportunities at MSU

  3. Research Centers at MSU • Center for Biofilm Engineering • Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials • Center for Computational Biology • Energy Research Institute • Infectious Diseases and Immunology • Optical Technology Center • Paleontology • Thermal Biology Institute • Western Transportation Institute

  4. Research Organizations at MSU • American Indian Research Opportunities (AIRO) • Hughes Undergraduate Biology (HUB) • IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) • McNair Scholars • Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) • Undergraduate Scholars Program (USP)

  5. The Pilot Group

  6. First Event • 15 residents present • What students want out of the program • Shared research stories • 15 residents signed up for program

  7. Survey Results • “I would like to gain a deeper understanding of research…like how to get involved, what you do.” • “The chance to make something better.” • “The idea that I'm studying something that will help people in the future, whether it's a drug or a chemical or a new scientific discovery that will be taught.”

  8. Mentoring

  9. Group Gatherings Guest Speakers • Martha Sellers – Hughes Undergraduate Biology • Colin Shaw – Undergraduate Scholars Program • Martin Teintze and Laurie Howell – INBRE • Shelly Hogan – McNair Scholars Program

  10. Mentor/Mentees • 5 pairs • Physics Education • Microbiology • Biological Engineering • Biochemistry • Infectious Diseases

  11. Future of the Program • Summer work • Distribute informational packets to departments • Contact organizations and clubs on campus • Advertize

  12. Acknowledgments • Hughes Undergraduate Biology • HHMI • Undergraduate Scholars Program • INBRE • McNair Scholars • Dr. ValérieCopié and group

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