Undergraduate women in science and engineering can be a part of a PWSE Mentoring experience in several different ways. The goal of all these mentoring options is to develop supportive relationships for women engineering and science students.

Peer Mentoring

Students participating in the WiSE Learning Communities have the opportunity to meet regularly with an upper-class student who serves as a peer mentor. In addition to meeting with the students one-on-one, the peer mentors also assist in coordinating group activities for the learning communities.

Mentoring by Professionals

The Program for Women in Science and Engineering in partnership with the College of Engineering participates in MentorNet, an international electronic mentoring program. Through MentorNet, students are matched with professionals and communicate with these mentors on a regular basis using e-mail. For information about this program, check out the MentorNet website.

Mentoring through Student Organizations

Two student organizations that focus on serving women in engineering and science are the Society of Women Engineers and Women in Science and Engineering. Both of these organizations have mentoring type programs: WISE Big-Sis/Little Sis and SWE Buddy Programs.

Mentoring to Others

Undergraduate science and engineering students can also serve as mentors to pre-college students. There are opportunities to serve as an “e-mail mentor” to a high school student (GirLinks), host a high school student for a weekend visit (WiSE Getaway), or visit students in schools to do hands-on science (Student Role Model Program).