Campus Representatives are consultants, recruiters, liaisons, partners, essential to the success of the MentorNet program.
Identify target group
Identify the target group of participants from the university or college to
be invited to participate in the program. MentorNet focuses on increasing
diversity in engineering, related sciences, technology and math; campus representatives
identify the target groups from their campuses who would best be served by
e-mentoring. Participation is also open to men.
Recruit Participants
Recruit protégés (students, postdocs, and early career faculty) by getting
the word out about MentorNet to the target group. Posters, presentations at
student meetings (e.g. SWE, WISE, SACNAS and others), email to faculty and staff who
may assist in alerting students, and postings to email distribution lists
and mailing lists are some of the ways campus representatives successfully
recruit engineering, related sciences, technology and math students.
Recruiting materials and suggestions are available for your use at any time.
Certify eligibility
Certify eligibility of participants from the campus. After
students, postdocs, and early career faculty have applied, campus
representatives verify that the protégés are indeed enrolled/employed at their
institutions.
Provide information and feedback
Respond to requests for information such as information about the college/university, from the MentorNet staff and from the evaluation team. Provide program suggestions and critiques.
Consult, troubleshoot
Be available for consultation or problem solving as needed, and help contact participants from your college or university if necessary.
Review policies and human subjects compliance
Assure MentorNet's policies are congruent with university/college policies. This includes reviewing MentorNet's program evaluation and research strategy and determining whether campus participation in MentorNet and its program evaluation requires an application to be submitted to the campus human subjects review committee. If the application does not need to be submitted, then notify MentorNet. If the application does need to be submitted, then coordinate with the MentorNet staff to complete the application and submit the application under the campus representative's name.
Access Partners Resource Center
All campus representatives have access to the Partners Resource Center, where they can view information on participating protégés who have signed up,
numbers of alumni as mentors and more. This is a password protected feature; MentorNet
staff will provide a password.
Recruit alumni/ae
Campus representatives can recruit alumni/ae to be mentors in the MentorNet program. Suggestions and Recruiting Materials
Attend the MentorNet Events and Conferences
Representatives have the opportunity to attend MentorNet events
and activities and possibly to present at conferences.
Hire a student assistant
Representatives may take the opportunity to hire a student assistant to help with recruiting efforts. MentorNet will help provide direction and recognize the effort for one student assisting with recruiting on your campus.