The posting below describes a terrific on-line mentoring program for = women and underrepresented minorities interested in academic careers in = science and engineering. I want to encourage tenured faculty in theses = fields to consider becoming an on-line mentor as describe below.
Regards, Rick Reis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Academic Career E-Mentoring Program MentorNet (www.MentorNet.net), the E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in = Engineering and Science, seeks female and male tenured faculty as = mentors in its Academic Career E-Mentoring Program. In this addition to = MentorNet's award-winning E-Mentoring Programs, women and = underrepresented minorities* pursuing faculty careers are matched with = female and male tenured faculty members for 8-month mentoring = relationships conducted via email. Proteges may be graduate students, = postdocs, or untenured tenure-track faculty members. We currently have more than 100 proteges from diverse fields seeking = matches in the program, particularly in: - Biological sciences - Mechanical Engineering - Computer sciences - Electrical/Electronics engineering - Biological/biomedical engineering, and many other fields Benefits of E-Mentoring with MentorNet: - Convenience - Do it at times that suit your schedule. Only about 20 = minutes/week. - Support - Access to MentorNet's online mentoring materials to guide = your experience. - Outreach - Opportunities to connect with students, post-docs, and = early career faculty outside of your university. - Satisfaction - Know that you have helped someone else by sharing your = experiences, advice and support on issues such as work/life balance, = research, tenure, and university life. Furthermore, mentoring has been = demonstrated to help mentors gain perspective and clarity about their = own career paths. Please consider volunteering as a mentor and publicizing the program to = your colleagues by passing on this message. Even if you choose not to = be a mentor, spreading the word about MentorNet to other faculty members = can help us to provide mentors for those prot=E9g=E9s waiting to be = matched! For more information, visit = www.MentorNet.net/documents/about/programs/academic.aspx or contact Jennifer Chou-Green at [EMAIL PROTECTED] To sign up, visit www.MentorNet.net ************************************************************ MentorNet's sponsors include 3M Foundation, Alcoa Foundation, Agilent = Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory, Bechtel Foundation, Cisco = Systems, GE Global Research, Google, Guidant Corporation, = Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, = Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Science Foundation Naval = Research Laboratory, NVIDIA, Sandia National Laboratories, SAP, = Schlumberger, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Symantec, and Texas = Instruments. View the list of sponsors at: = http://www.mentornet.net/Documents/Partners/sponsors.aspx and = MentorNet's participating campuses at: = http://www.mentornet.net/Documents/Partners/Campuses/CurrentCampuses.aspx= *While MentorNet's focus is on women and minorities in engineering and = science, all students are welcome to participate. --++**=3D=3D--++**=3D=3D--++**=3D=3D--++**=3D=3D--++**=3D=3D--++**=3D=3D-= -++**=3D=3D tomorrows-professor mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/tomorrows-professor Call weekdays, evenings and weekends. Leave your phone number/best time = to return your call and/or your e-mail address if we are on another line = or away from our phones.=20 Sincerely, J. Michael Nolan, Director =20 Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit *************************************************************************= *********** "Outstanding-Affordable Field Courses in Rainforest & Marine Ecology" "Spanish Immersion offered in Mexico, Costa Rica,=20 Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru" Web: http://iwanttolearnspanish.org (being updated for 07) United States: Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit P.O. Box 141543 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49514-1543 USA Phone: 1.616.604.0546=20 Toll Free: 1.877.255.3721 Skype Phone: mikenolan1 Live Chat and Phone MS Live Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Live Chat AOL: buddythemacaw E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.rainforestandreef.org=20 Latin America: P.O. Box 850-1150 San Jos=E9, Costa Rica, Central America Att: Juan Pablo Bello C. Program Director, Latin America Phone: 011.506.290.8883/011.506.822.8222 (Cell)/Fax: 011.506.290.8883 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Europe: Att: Marion Stephan Frankfurt, Germany Phone: 011.49.172.448.3899 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************************************= ***********
