Be a mentor with AWG Mentorship
This is an informal, low-commitment (~1-2 meetings per month) opportunity to mentor an aspiring geologist! Our AWG Mentorship Program has been running since Fall 2018. Undergraduate geology majors are paired with EPS graduate students based on surveys that ask about personal background, geology interests, and desired level of involvement. You can help answer questions about what grad school is like, how to pursue a career in geology, and what research/field work is like. If you are able, you also have the opportunity to offer lab tours or research exposure to your mentee. If you sign up to be a mentor, you are committed to your mentee for the academic year (unless you finish your graduate degree in the middle of the year).
Be a mentor with AWG GeoMInS
Our newest mentorship program, GeoMInS (Geology Mentoring & Inclusive Support), is a mentoring program specifically geared towards underrepresented scholars in order to support their success in geology. The mentees in this program are largely composed of GeMS scholars (Scholarships in Geology and Marine and Coastal Science), and we aim to deliver meaningful support to URM students when offering mentorships (underrepresented minorities, particularly Black, Indigenous, and Latinx students).
If you would like to serve as a mentor in this program, we ask that you participate in a brief orientation (held via Zoom), thoroughly read our Mentoring BIPOC handbook, and commit to ~ bi-weekly meetings with your mentee over the course of the academic year. With this mentorship program, we aim to provide effective, meaningful support for URM BIPOC in the form of check-ins, research exposure, and additional academic/personal support. As a mentor, you should be prepared to expand your mentee's professional network and explain what field work is like and minimize field-related barriers, among other types of support.
If you would like to serve as a mentor in this program, we ask that you participate in a brief orientation (held via Zoom), thoroughly read our Mentoring BIPOC handbook, and commit to ~ bi-weekly meetings with your mentee over the course of the academic year. With this mentorship program, we aim to provide effective, meaningful support for URM BIPOC in the form of check-ins, research exposure, and additional academic/personal support. As a mentor, you should be prepared to expand your mentee's professional network and explain what field work is like and minimize field-related barriers, among other types of support.
For more information of how to get involved please contact Mandy ([email protected]), or Lucy Lu (ayylu@ucdavis.edu).
