NSHE Mentoring Institute 2024 (MI2024): Building STEM Education, Research and Workforce Through Mentorship at Nevada Institutions of Higher Learning
October 8, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
October 9, 2024
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Embassy Suites by Hilton Las Vegas
4315 University Center Dr.,
Las Vegas, NV 89119
- 23 Days
- 13 Hrs
- 40 Min
- 45 Sec
About the Training
The goal of this year’s NSHE Mentoring Institute is to provide a forum for NSHE faculty and administrators to build capacity and networks in STEM education, research and workforce. MI2024 will showcase NSHE program talent and success, address challenges specific to broadening participation in Nevada, and provide support through professional development surrounding STEM mentorship and research promotion. Mentors will develop skills for engaging in productive, culturally responsive, research mentoring relationships—relationships that optimize the success of both mentors and mentees.
Participants will:
- Identify more equitable approaches for outreach to broaden student participation in undergraduate research.
- Discuss the value of “tiered” and “peer” mentoring and the effectiveness of promoting student-to-student and faculty-to-faculty mentorship.
- Discover strategies that foster equity and inclusion of diverse populations in research mentoring.
- Develop SMART plans to support continued growth, success, equity and inclusion in undergraduate research and mentorship.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024
| 8:30 am | Registration and Sign-in |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Welcome and Introductions: Assessing Mentoring Relationships in the Current Moment – Our Story |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Break |
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10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Enhancing Our Understanding Representation for Mentorship in Nevada – Facilitated Roundtable Discussion |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Support and Mentorship Programs for Underrepresented Students –
NSHE Program Panel with Q & A |
| 12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Mentorship Through College Access and Bridge Programs – Opening Doors for Collaboration – Panel with Brainstorming |
| 2:15 pm – 2:50 pm | Speed Networking Event – Getting to know About NSHE Programs |
| 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Connecting Conversations – Bridging Learners & Educators – Professional Development for NSHE Faculty and Admin, Dr. Haroon Sahotra, UNLV Teaching & Learning Commons |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Reflection and Looking Forward |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
| 8:30 am – 9:00 AM | Welcome – Introduction to Mentoring in Undergraduate Research, Dr. Winny Dong, CUR |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Facilitated Discussions on Communication in Mentoring and Developing Undergraduate Research Support Programs |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Keeping Track of Data |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Assessing Campus Status with Respect to Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research (COEUR) |
| 11:45 – Noon | Closing – Wrap Up and Evaluation – Boxed lunches to go |
Guests residing outside of Clark County are eligible for reimbursement for allowable travel costs associated with participation in MI2024. Travel arrangements must be processed and reconciled through your institution’s travel policies and procedures. Once travel claims have been fully reconciled, NSHE Sponsored Programs-EPSCoR will work to reimburse funds back to your institution. MI2024 guests funded through the NSF EPSCoR Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science (HDRFS) project, are not eligible for travel support and should use project travel funds already allocated. The exception would be HDRFS post doctoral students who are eligible for travel reimbursement to participate in MI2024.
Lodging:
Embassy Suites by Hilton Las Vegas
4315 University Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119702-795-2800
Off East Tropicana Ave, Embassy Suites is a half-mile from University of Nevada Las Vegas and Cox Pavillion and about five minutes away from Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and premium suites with snacks and pool views. Guests are invited to a free made-to-order breakfast and a complimentary evening reception.
Airport Transportation to Hotel from Harry Reid International Airport:
Winny Dong
Professor and Director of Projects & Research
College of Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona
Winny Dong , chemical and materials engineering professor, has taken on a variety of roles during her tenure at Cal Poly Pomona. She is highly regarded for her knowledge, care for students and commitment to reduce the achievement gap for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students. To this end, she has secured $13.2 million for scholarships and programs.
Dong has led and founded several programs at Cal Poly Pomona that encourage student research, provide academic support and ease the path to graduate studies. The programs include the Office of Undergraduate Research, Achieve Scholars Program, Office of Projects and Research for the College of Engineering, Engineering Scholars Program and the McNair Scholars Program.
In addition to student support programs, Dong led the development of the Innovation and Commercialization Lab in 2008, which brings together business, engineering, science and social- science students to create novel products and introduce them to market. She is the co-founder and faculty director of the Learn Through Discovery Initiative, which provides all Cal Poly Pomona students with the opportunity to engage in a signature polytechnic experience – one that includes community engagement, innovation and research. Dong has been named the Provost Teacher-Scholar on three occasions and was recognized with the Provost Award for Excellence in Research in 2015.
Council on Undergraduate Research
Please complete the online application and lodging by Friday, September 6.
As this is an intensive training, space is limited. In the event more applications are received than spots are available, applications will be reviewed, and selections will be made based on academic and research interests and optimal group composition.
Acknowledgement: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. OIA- 2148788.