The MentorNet One-on-One Mentoring Programs are a chance to make a big difference in the life of a student in as little as 20 minutes a week.
MentorNet seeks science and engineering professionals in industry and government, either currently active, on leave, or retired, to mentor engineering and science community college, undergraduate, and graduate students, particularly women and underrepresented minorities, who are interested in pursuing a professional future in the fields of engineering and science.
MentorNet also seeks tenured faculty members to mentor graduate students, postdocs and untenured faculty pursuing faculty careers.
Although mentors volunteer their time to benefit the protégé, they can also find a rewarding experience for themselves. "I hope [my student] is getting as much out of it as I am," is how one MentorNet mentor puts it. Well over 90% of participants would recommend MentorNet's e-mentoring programs to a friend or colleague.
Mentoring relationships last 8 months. Because mentors and students communicate entirely by email, they can communicate wherever and whenever they choose. MentorNet's research-based programs have proven effective by providing "real world" information, encouragement, advice, and access to networks for students, and particularly for those underrepresented in engineering and science fields. "My mentor always gives me the encouragement that I need," says one MentorNet student. "Sometimes those few words make a big difference to me."
How can you volunteer to be a mentor?
1) Join the MentorNet Community (http://www.mentornet.net/join )
2) Follow the One-on-One Mentoring Programs links to create a mentor profile.
Since 1998, MentorNet has matched more than 19,000 protégés and mentors with strong results. We hope you will join them!
For more information, please go to www.MentorNet.net
MentorNet's sponsors include 3M Foundation, Alcoa Foundation, Agilent Technologies, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, AT&T Foundation, Bechtel Group Foundation, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Intel Foundation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, National Science Foundation, Naval Research Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Schlumberger, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Texas Instruments, and The Henry Luce Foundation.
