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This document is a presentation by Carol Willing about mentoring. It tells a story from 1977-1983 about how Carol was mentored by Margaret Daniels Tyler, who encouraged her to pursue a PhD in electrical engineering when Carol was feeling broken, isolated and like a failure. The presentation discusses why mentoring matters for creating inclusive communities and solving real-world problems. It provides tips for how to mentor others, with the acronym "SLQAR" which stands for show up, listen, question, act, and recharge. The presentation aims to encourage the audience to mentor and support others.

Technology

PyData Carolinas
September 15, 2016
Data,
decision making,
and
being human
Carol Willing
@willingcarol

@willingcarol
Welcome
2
Qualitative data visualized.

@willingcarol
Let’s begin
• Introduction to mentoring (illustrated)
• A story
• Why mentoring matters
• How to mentor
• A question
3

@willingcarol
– Margaret Daniels Tyler
“Encourage others to
imagine the possible.”
4

@willingcarol
“Someday,
each of you
will ﬂy.”
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@willingcarol
“Impossible.
According to my
calculations...
d = (g×t²)/2
In 2 seconds, I will
drop over 19
meters.
Splat.”
6

@willingcarol
“Look at
Lorena Barba’s
notebook on
aerodynamics.
You can ﬂy!”
7

@willingcarol
– Margaret Daniels Tyler
“Encourage others to
imagine the possible.”
10

@willingcarol
expected
outcome
from data
• Graduate with honors
• Pursue a PhD in
Electrical Engineering
• Excel in digital
communications
research
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@willingcarol
my data: four words
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Broken. Isolated. Stupid. Failure.

@willingcarol
Competent connected
successful intact
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@willingcarol
broken isolated stupid
19
FAILURE

@willingcarol
Another data set
privilege
perfection
panic
PTS(“delete the D”)
20

@willingcarol
Why do you want to
get a PhD in EE?
22

@willingcarol
What would you like to
learn and create?
23

@willingcarol
Why?
Education opens doors.
24

@willingcarol
Coached
Questioned
Encouraged
25

@willingcarol
Dear Margaret,
Thank you.
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@willingcarol
Great leaders
encourage future leaders
29

@willingcarol
Real world problems
Collaboration
government ofﬁcial
economist
biologist
statistician
doctor
34

@willingcarol
We need
inclusive
problem
solving
35

@willingcarol
Be a “SLQAR”
show up
listen
question
act
recharge
43

@willingcarol
What will you do to
44
“Encourage others to
imagine the possible”
?

@willingcarol
Attributions
• Breakout game image - Wikimedia
• PyCon PH images - PyCon PH photographer
• Photos and drawings - Carol Willing
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@willingcarol
More about
Margaret Daniels Tyler
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[source: Technology and the Dream:
Reﬂections on the Black Experience
at MIT, 1941-1999 By Clarence G. Williams]
[http://edvancefoundation.org/news/edvance-foundation-
calls-for-creation-of-a-national-college-transfer-
partnership-as-a-path-to-enhance-american-higher-
education/]

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