KU-WiSTEMM Mentor Application (Graduate Students)

The KU Women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) Mentoring Program (KU-WiSTEMM) is an interdisciplinary program open to all undergraduate and graduate women in STEMM fields. The program will focus on providing resources, guidance, and support in order to enhance the personal, educational, and professional development skills that will help women excel in their STEMM careers at the University of Kansas. WiSTEMM was started in the spring of 2018 as is the result of a partnership with Jayhawks Breaking Barriers.

Each undergraduate mentee will be matched with a graduate student mentor for the 2019-2020 academic year. The mentor and mentee pairs will be expected to meet for a minimum of 2 hours per month, as well as attend several group events including professional development and personal wellness workshops, panels, and social events.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Friday, September 13th, 5 - 7 pm

KU-WiSTEMM Kickoff Mixer

Slawson Hall G192, Beren Conference Center

Monday, September 23rd, 4 - 8 pm

KU-WiSTEMM Matching Event

Slawson Hall G192, Beren Conference Center

Wednesday, September 25th, 7 - 9:30 pm

Doc & Discuss: Mercury 13

KU Memorial Union, Jayhawk Room

Co-sponsored by the Emily Taylor Center

Preparation for the matching event: To prepare for the matching event we plan to provide a slideshow to you prior to the matching event. The slideshow will contain information about the mentors and mentees who will be involved and hopefully help with the matching process. In order to do this, we will include some of the things you share, along with a photo on your slide (The photo you provide will only be used for the slideshow. The photos will not be saved for any other use.). The slide about you will have your name, pronouns, photo, major, and fun fact and additional information if you agree. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR PHOTO to wistemm@ku.edu.

We encourage you to apply to be a part of this rewarding program! Fill out this application to participate in WiSTEMM as a mentor during the 2019-2020 academic year. Please contact wistemm@ku.edu with any questions.

Name *

First and last name

Pronouns

KU Email *

I am a *

Master's Student

PhD Student

Other

I am a *

Part time student

Full time student

Anticipated graduation date *

Department *

Undergraduate Major(s) and Minor(s) *

Have you ever been a mentor before?

Yes

No

If so, please briefly explain your involvement. *

Briefly explain why you want to be a KU-WiSTEMM mentor. *

Briefly describe the qualifications, knowledge, and experience you will bring to being a KU-WiSTEMM mentor. *

Do you feel confident that you will have ample time to commit to your mentee during the academic year? *

Yes

No

Unsure

Realistically, about how many hours per week are you able to commit? *

Would you be able to attend a mentor/mentee matching event on Monday, September 23rd from 4 - 8 pm? (If not, we will contact you individually to find you a match!) *

Yes

No

Are you interested in helping to organize or speak at any of the following fall semester events? If you have ideas for additional events, please include them with your answer.

Where did you hear about KU-WiSTEMM?

Website

Social Media

Flyer

Word of Mouth

Other *

Please share a fun fact about yourself.

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KU-WiSTEMM Mentor Application (Graduate Students)