President's STEM Mentoring Academy

The President's STEM Mentoring Academy has been designed to support faculty who are mentoring STEM undergraduate students, especially those from underrepresented groups. It will provide resources on how to multiply the success among your mentees. It is designed to bring STEM faculty together in a collaborative environment to support professional and personal growth, and membership is a formal way of acknowledging and promoting the significant research-based service that faculty provide as mentors of STEM majors at Texas Tech University.

Although the President's STEM Mentoring Academy is hosted by Texas Tech University, it is available to faculty who are part of the BAT-LSAMP team. The Bridges Across Texas - Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (BAT LSAMP) is a partnership of Texas Tech University, The University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas College - El Centro Campus, South Plains College, and Texas Southmost College. The LSAMP program is a National Science Foundation program designed to foster achievement in underrepresented students seeking degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program's overall goal is to assist institutions of higher learning in developing the STEM workforce by increasing the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to populations historically underrepresented in these disciplines.

What do faculty gain from PSMA?

As a STEM faculty member, you know that mentoring students in the discovery process helps cultivate the next generation of scientists. Mentoring means more than simply teaching a student how to collect and analyze data. When you accept a student to work with you on research, you also mentor them in the culture of science, professionalism, and life. Mentorship of underrepresented and marginalized STEM students poses unique challenges that faculty may need to gain knowledge of to help create paths forward towards holistic success in their mentees. 

In the President's STEM Mentoring Academy (PSMA), you will develop your skills as a mentor outside your role of teaching students how to “do science.” This professional development will require time, self-reflection, and honest feedback. In addition, you will learn about challenges faced by underrepresented and marginalized students, how to create strategies for promoting the growth and success of your students, and gain experience and confidence as a better mentor.

Event Dates of the President's STEM Mentoring Academy

Apply to the President's STEM Mentoring Academy

Applications will open towards the end of the summer and early fall. 

We will host 7 three-hour evening working sessions throughout the academic year (two are virtual) that members are expected to attend. There will be three in the fall, and four in the spring, along with a banquet in April. Please note, if you are accepted to PSMA, you are expected to be present at ALL dates and times (pending an emergency). The dates for the 2023 - 2024 academic year as as follows:

• Monday, September 18: 2 - 5 PM - Virtual Meeting
• Monday, October 23: 2- 5 PM
• Monday, November 13: 2 - 5 PM
• Monday, January 29: 2 - 5 PM - Virtual Meeting
• Monday, February 12: 2 - 5 PM
• Monday, March 4: 2 - 5 PM
• Monday, April 22: 2 - 5 PM - Virtual Meeting
• Banquet in April: Date TBA

Session Information

Each session will include designated work time within each PD session

● Workshops on mentoring, and culturally responsive teaching and mentoring

● Workshops and activities for faculty to unpack their practices that support engagement, motivation, and STEM program success for students

● Practices focused on equity for building relationships with students, faculty, and staff

● 1:1 and small group time to build a personalized mentoring plan

● STEM Content analyses of mentoring plans (incorporate culturally responsive teaching and racial equity into mentoring plans)

● Pedagogical analyses of how faculty are enacting their mentoring plan

2023- 2024 Facilitator : Tehia Starker Glass

Apply to the President's STEM Mentoring Academy

 

Questions?

If you have questions, please contact Nancy McIntyre at nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu. 

This program is funded through the generous support of President Schovanec. It is in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, Award # 2110048.