Professional Mentoring Program

“Mentorship is a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together over time to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relational partners through the provision of career and psychosocial support.”

-National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019. 

The College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CSTEM) is proud to announce the launch of a mentoring program designed to engage undergraduate students with STEM industry professionals. Our goal is to connect mentor’s representative of the wide range of professions and companies from our region with student mentees. Volunteer mentors serve as coaches to develop the talent of our diverse students in expanding their networks and maximize their readiness to meet their STEM career goals.

• If you are currently a junior (60-89 units completed) or senior (+90 units) CSTEM student and interested in being paired with an industry professional, please fill out the Mentee Application Form.  We will respond to your application as soon as possible with a potential mentor match.

• If you are professional at any level of a STEM (or STEM-related) career and interested in being paired with an undergraduate student mentee, please fill out the Mentor Volunteer Form.  We will respond as soon as possible on the status of a potential match.

Program Expectations and Launch Timeline (Year 1):

Year 1 Timeline

Expectations	Timeline
Design program elements including goals, required and optional activities	March-June 2021
Develop list of interested mentors and mentees	March-May 2021
Open applications for mentors and mentees	May 2021
Match mentors and mentees	August 2021
Kick-off Reception	October 2021
Monthly meetings (scheduled individually)	September 2021-March 2022
Wrap-up Meeting	April 2022