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- 1. 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved ARN MentorNet Community h"p://arn.mentornet.org PARTNER LANDING PAGE IMAGE 1
- 2. The ADVANCE Regional Network of Texas (ARN) was founded in 2014 as part of the NSF-funded Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success. ARN Partners Texas A&M Prairie View A&M Rice University The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of Houston ARN was formed to create beneficial and productive, cross-institutional relationships that support the advancement of women faculty in STEM fields. What is the ADVANCE Regional Network of Texas? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 2
- 3. A social network for virtual, one-to-one mentoring open to any STEM student attending an accredited institution of higher education in U.S. What is the ARN MentorNet Community? A community of MentorNet exclusively for junior women STEM faculty mentees Senior STEM faculty of any gender may serve as mentors What is MentorNet? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 3
- 4. 3-minute video at: http://bit.ly/mentornet_arn_video 38-minute Introductory Webinar at: https://mentornet_arn_webinar How ARN MentorNet Works Video 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 4
- 5. The ARN MentorNet Community provides junior women STEM faculty with access to mentors who are senior STEM faculty at partner institutions. MentorNet is a secure, online mentoring service designed for guided, virtual mentorships. Mentee and mentors confidentiality is strongly protected. Why ARN MentorNet? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 5
- 6. Guided mentorships promote faculty development and provide support to STEM faculty mentees and their mentors to: § Identify Role Models § Establish Support Networks § Encourage Growth Mindset § Strengthen Professional Identity § Foster Belongingness § Develop Cultural Competency Why Guided Mentorships for Faculty? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 6
- 7. ARN MentorNet is mentee-driven Mentees select and invite recommended mentors ARN mentees and mentors cannot be from the same institution to enhance confidentiality and tap into skills and experience that may not be available at “home” institution Matched pairs have access to on-line training Mentoring topics address issues faced by junior women STEM faculty Mentorships are one-to-one May last up to 3 months or longer with if both parties agree Mentees may have multiple mentors from different partner institutions MentorNet mentors report sense of fulfillment and improved management and mentoring skills What Do Mentees & Mentors Experience? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 7
- 10. Join. Complete profile on laptop/tablet at http://arn.mentornet.org Connect. Mentees select & invite prospective mentor. Mentors have 7 days to respond Pairs in one mentorship at a time Pairs choose how to communicate (Skype, Google+, text, email, chat) Learn. Pairs receive training & weekly topics designed for women STEM faculty Share. Pairs communicate for ~20 mins/week over 3-month mentorship On-line anonymous survey at end of mentorship Questions? Concerns? We are here to support YOU! Contact us at program@mentornet.net How Do Individuals Participate? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 10
- 11. ARN Mentor Dr. Dilma Da Silva Profile Helpful Hints! Photo. Smile! Or fun Avatar Aspiration. Why a mentorship? Brief Bio Accessible to STEM faculty Not experts in your field Name & Tagline Appear under photo in recommendations 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 11
- 12. ARN Mentor Dr. Dilma Da Silva Profile Helpful Hints! Profile Questions. Explicit preferences better than “no preference” 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved What’s memorable? Why you love your field Your work & education experience Your family, pets & hobbies 12
- 13. Promote the ARN MentorNet Community to your faculty and advise them of the benefits Faculty – mentees and mentors – log in and complete a profile Mentees receive electronically recommended mentors who they may select and invite Mentors have option to accept or decline invitation There is no cost and backup administration is provided by the Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success Interested? Contact Lisa Robertson at lcrobertson@uh.edu How Do Institutions Participate? 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 13
- 14. 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved ARN MentorNet Community h"p://arn.mentornet.org PARTNER LANDING PAGE IMAGE Ques3ons? Concerns? We are here to support YOU! Contact us at program@mentornet.net 14
- 15. Mentoring brings us together — across generation, class, and often race — in a manner that forces us to acknowledge our interdependence, to appreciate, in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words, that “we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny.” In this way, mentoring enables us to participate in the essential but unfinished drama of reinventing community, while reaffirming that there is an important role for each of us in it. — Marc Freedman, Social Entrepreneur Founder, Encore.org Reinventing Community 9/1/16 Copyright ©2016, Great Minds in STEM. All rights reserved 15