The STEM Mentorship Project connects STEM-majored undergrads in DU with high school seniors from Westminster High School. The aims of this mentorship project are:
a). setting role models and encouraging high school seniors, especially traditionally unrepresented groups in STEM, such as females and students of color, to explore and embrace STEM subjects as they make decisions about their post-secondary education and career paths;
b) develop leadership, equity mindsets and empathy among DU underg
Possible Scholar duties include:
If Scholars choose to actively engage in the STEM mentorship project as a mentor, they must be enrolled in STEM major(s). For a complete list of STEM majors, see: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/stemList2022.pdf
Engage in weekly virtual mentor sessions with high school seniors from Westminster High School (WHS)
Develop newsletters for WHS seniors Coordinate mentor visits to WHS and mentees visits to DU
Required Meeting Times
For scholars who actively engage in the STEM mentorship projects as a mentor:
Preliminary Schedule for 2023 Fall:
Virtual mentor sessions with high school seniors-every Thursday 10:00-10:45am
Weekly Mentor Debrief session-one hour (TBD- depends on all mentors' schedules)