President's STEM Mentoring Academy

The President’s STEM Mentoring Academy is designed to support faculty who mentor STEM undergraduate students. The program provides resources to help increase the success of your mentees and creates a collaborative environment for STEM faculty to foster professional and personal growth. Membership in the Academy formally acknowledges the vital role that faculty play in mentoring STEM students at Texas Tech University. President’s STEM Mentoring Academy is open to all TTU faculty.

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. 

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 your 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 for President's STEM Mentoring Academy

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

We will host 6 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 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 2024 - 2025 academic year are as follows:

 

• Monday, September 16: 2 - 5 PM - In person
• Monday, October 21: 2 - 5 PM - Virtual
• Monday, November 18: 2 - 5 PM - Virtual
• Monday, January 27: 2 - 5 PM - In person
• Monday, March 3: 2 - 5 PM - In person
• Monday, April 7: 2 - 5 PM - In person
• Banquet in April: Date TBA

Session Information

Each session will include designated work time within each PD session

● Workshops on formal and informal mentoring

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

● Practices focused on 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 

● Pedagogical analyses of how faculty are enacting their mentoring plan

Questions?

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