Protégés & Mentors Wanted!

What is MentorNet?
The WISE Institute houses Penn State’s membership to MentorNet. The MentorNet E-Mentoring Program is designed to provide information, encouragement, and support to students, post-docs and early-career faculty over an 8-month period.

Protégés are matched in one-on-one e-mentoring relationships with faculty members or professionals depending on your preferences.

Mentors are faculty members or professionals in the STEM fields willing to mentor, via email, a community college, undergraduate, graduate student, postdoc, or untenured faculty member (preferences may be stated in your profile).

MentorNet provides the training, coaching and support for protégés and mentors to pursue an 8-month e-mentoring relationship.

MentorNet for Postdocs and Early-Career Faculty in STEM Fields
As a Penn State post-doc or early-career faculty, you have the opportunity to be matched as a protégé with a faculty member or professional in your field in a free e-mentoring program.

The MentorNet community also offers other opportunities such as:

E-forums
Resources relevant to women and diversity in science and engineering
Resume database

Benefits include:

Guidance, encouragement, and information from a mentor with professional or academic experience
Access to networks important for career growth and development
Increased confidence and knowledge about your chosen career path.

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MentorNet for Faculty and Professionals in STEM Fields
Any male or female with a degree or professional background in the STEM fields is encouraged to become a mentor. Mentors should be willing to exchange email messages regularly with a protégé over an 8-month period. The average time spent is 20 minutes per week!

Benefits include:

Significant opportunity to develop and advance the next generation of scientific and technical talent
Personal satisfaction of helping others progress
Impetus for reflections on your own careers
Professional development, including better mentoring skills to use within your own company or academic institution.