Building a fulfilling mentor-mentee relationship requires agency and investment from both parties.
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The Fermilab Mentoring Program is soliciting profiles for mentors and mentees for the 2022 season. Mentoring is a collaborative learning relationship between individuals who share mutual responsibility and accountability for helping the mentee work toward the fulfillment of clear and mutually defined learning goals. Who qualifies as a mentor? Individuals with a strong interest in mentoring others and a desire to learn. Who qualifies as a mentee? Individuals who have been at the Lab for a minimum of 2 years…
Coffee Collisions is a year-long pilot program offering early career women scientists, computer professionals and engineers a chance to connect informally and virtually with a senior member from Fermilab, Argonne National Laboratory or the University of Chicago every month. Those interested in participating should sign up before Aug. 15. Contact Mayling Wong-Squires or Sam Zeller for more information.
The Joint Task Force Initiative’s Leadership Academy for Women in Science and Engineering, or LAWISE, is launching a new program to connect early career women scientists and engineers with their more experienced counterparts.
From Chicago Tribune, Feb. 10, 2021: Fermilab scientist Jessica Esquivel makes a habit of sharing the greatness of STEM with girls. This feature discusses several of the ways she fuels up through mentoring Black and brown girls, including the #STEMtag campaign and an upcoming Wikipedia edit-a-thon to recognize the contributions of unacknowledged Black physicists.
Denisov joined the mentorship program to share his experience and offer advice to his Fermilab colleagues and help the laboratory succeed.
The mentoring program opened Cipriano’s eyes to all the lab has to offer. And, through conversations with her mentor, she’s learned ways to maximize her potential.
Holly Lett of the Professional Development Office sat down with mentor Elvin Harms in a Q&A session to learn about his experience in the laboratory mentorship program.
The Professional Development Office is actively seeking mentors and mentees for the 2018 cohort. The program provides a professional development opportunity for lab employees who elect to become mentees or mentors and who are interested in ongoing learning. Mentees will receive guidance in navigating their professional development and careers, while mentors will gain new perspectives on the lab and discover diverse ideas by engaging mentees. The program is open to those either seeking to mentor or those seeking to be…
The Professional Development Office is actively seeking mentors and mentees for the 2018 cohort. The program provides a professional development opportunity for lab employees who elect to become mentees or mentors and who are interested in ongoing learning. Mentees will receive guidance in navigating their professional development and careers, while mentors will gain new perspectives on the lab and discover diverse ideas by engaging mentees. The program is open to those either seeking to mentor or those seeking to be…