MENTORNET
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Phone: 408.296.4405
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Target demographics: MentorNet is a 13 year-old web-based program for mentoring women and minority protégés in university engineering, science, mathematics, and technology programs. We match protégés with mentors and guide and cultivate their extended relationship.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,000 to 3,000 matched mentor-protege pairs per year
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Spend only an average of 15 minutes per week emailing their protege!
Mission:
MentorNet Mission Statement:
- To further the progress of women and others underrepresented in scientific and technical fields through the use of a dynamic, technology-supported mentoring network.
- To advance individuals and society, and enhance engineering and related sciences, by promoting a diversified, expanded and talented global workforce.
- To further the progress of women and others underrepresented in scientific and technical fields through the use of a dynamic, technology-supported mentoring network.
- To advance individuals and society, and enhance engineering and related sciences, by promoting a diversified, expanded and talented global workforce.
Results:
We have matched and guided over 26,000 mentor-protégé pairs. We have evaluation results that show:
• More than 75% of protégés are satisfied with their mentors.
• Approximately 70% believe that their mentor was a good match.
• More than 65% feel that the MentorNet experience was well worth their time.
• Three years after participating, 92% of protégés are still in their STEM field, compared to a national retention rate of about 50% in STEM fields.
• About half our proteges pursue employment at their mentor's employer.
• More than 75% of protégés are satisfied with their mentors.
• Approximately 70% believe that their mentor was a good match.
• More than 65% feel that the MentorNet experience was well worth their time.
• Three years after participating, 92% of protégés are still in their STEM field, compared to a national retention rate of about 50% in STEM fields.
• About half our proteges pursue employment at their mentor's employer.
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fatmarauder
06/01/10
I have mentored six or so students, most of them older foreign students. Unfortunately, only one was a woman --- and I'm proud to say she's doing wonderfully. Being a oldster (67) I feel my role is to help older students. There's a big difference between just out of undergraduate school and people ...
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nerissa
05/28/10
I have mentored several female science and engineering students through this program and have always found it to be a rewarding experience. The student-to-mentor matching is done and the overall program is very well organized. It provides a mentoring experience that I wish I had access to when I ...
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