Mentoring relationships serve as vital components of academic, professional, and personal development. It is through these relationships that individuals learn about the true responsibilities and day-to-day routines involved with their chosen career paths. Mentors help students develop links between education, research, and industry.
The Multicultural Program for Engineering, Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Community Health Sciences, and Nursing (MP) encourages all of its participants to seek out and establish mentoring relationships with engineers working in the local community.
To become a mentor, please fill out a mentoring profile.
If you would like additional information on the programs and services offered by the MP, please contact our office at 702-895-1334.
At the end of each semester, both mentors and mentees will be required to submit evaluations to the MP rating the mentoring experience.
Mentoring evaluations should be emailed to Joanna Jezierska, Ph.D. at joanna.jezierska@unlv.edu or mailed to:
Multicultural Program for STEM and Health Sciences4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451099
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1099
Phone: 702-895-1334
Fax: 702-895-4757
Multicultural Program for STEM and Health Sciences Mentoring Guidelines
Mentoring relationships serve as vital components of academic, professional, and personal development. It is through these relationships that individuals learn about the true responsibilities and day-to-day routines involved with their chosen career paths. Mentors help students develop links between education, research, and industry.
Mentors should:
- Establish mentoring relationship guidelines (dates, times, locations, etc.).
- Establish tangible goals of mentoring relationship.
- Build trust and confidence in students through candid conversations.
- Expose students to activities related to their academic or career goals (research, meetings, and professional organizations).
- Be interested in and concerned about a student’s academics (course work and grades) and future employment goals.
- Encourage students to become involved in engineering-related student, community, and professional organizations.
- Be aware of and sensitive to student’s needs.
Mentees should:
- Seek out mentors that are in careers of interest to you.
- Work with mentors to establish tangible goals of mentoring relationship.
- Be respectful of mentor’s guidelines: Show up on time, do what you say you are going to do, always be prepared.
- Ask candid questions about course work required, experiences in their careers, industry trends.
- Be willing to become involved in programs and activities as suggested by mentors to establish networking opportunities.
- Be open to the experience of mentoring.
- Share your experience with other students.
The Multicultural Program for STEM and Health Sciences encourages all of its participants to seek out and establish mentoring relationships with engineers working in the local community. If you would like additional information on the programs and services offered by the MP, please contact our office at 702-895-1334 or via email: Joanna.jezierska@unlv.edu .