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Contents: In This Issue:

In this issue...........................................................................

Letter From the Editor & About the Mentoring Institute...

World Events in July & Local Events in Albuquerque......

UNM STEM Collaborative Center Events............................

Article in Focus...................................................................

2019 Mentoring Conference Dates & Speakers.................

2019 Mentoring Conference Sponsorship..........................

Mentoring Institute Webinar Series....................................

Mentoring Institute Membership opportunities.................

Social Media Platforms........................................................

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Welcome back!

This month’s newsletter will begin with information about local events and focus on the exciting opportunities for interaction hosted by UNM’s STEM Collaborative Center.

The articles in focus this month are aimed to show what kind of mentoring works for different populations and includes how to set up an effective mentoring network. The newsletter will continue with information about the upcoming conference and bios from some of our workshop and world café leaders and plenary speakers. Also included is information about sponsorship and membership. Finally, we will discuss the Mentoring Institute’s social media platforms and how to stay connected.

Thank you for joining us.

Institute Founder & Executive Director:Nora DominguezManaging Editor:Jade Sheridan Moore

Mentoring & Coaching Monthly

July 2019 | Volume 6 | Issue 6

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Happy July, Mentoring Community!

It has been an extremely busy month as our staff prepares for peer review! All of this year’s concurrent session speakers papers are under review as of July 1st and we are so excited! During the month of June, we have been working on preparing programs and proceedings, reviewing the past CMC articles, and preparing our website with speaker and workshop information. In light of this, we are looking forward to the influx of new material provided by this year’s submissions. As we go into the month of July, it is a wonderful time to reflect on all that the conferences have accomplished in bringing professionals together to communicate and define what kinds of mentoring will be useful, when, and where.

As stated in last month’s newsletter, this month will focus on mentoring diverse populations. Although we always make a point to diversify our networks, at this time we will take an especially in depth look at how different populations require different levels of support.

As an additional note, this month we have dedicated a page to our social media because we are looking to reach a broader audience. We ask that, if you have a moment, you please follow these pages and use them as resource to find information about the latest in mentoring.

At this time, I would like to recognize the hard work of my incredible co-workers, Wei and Aubrielle, and the Mentoring Institute Director, Nora, as they are working to prepare for the conference and make sure that every activity goes smoothly to ensure its usual high quality and increase the opportunity for collaboration.

Thank you everyone for joining us and being a part of our network and we hope that we are always a good resource for yours!

Have an excellent month!

The Mentoring Institute develops, coordinates, and integrates mentoring evidence-based effective practices into

research, consulting, and training activities at the University of New Mexico (UNM).

NEWSLETTER TOPICS IN 2019

August | STEM & Health Sciences

September | Innovation, Entreprenuership,

& Career transitions

October | The Science of Mentoring

Letter From the Editor

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WORLD EVENTS IN JULYIndependence Day: United States of AmericaThursday, July 4th - All Day

Independence Day: Algeria, Cape Verde, VenezuelaFriday, July 5th - All Day

Independence Day: Argentina, BahamaTuesday, July 9th - All Day

Bastille Day: FranceSunday, July 14th - All Day

Independence Day: SlovakiaWednesday, July 17th - All Day

Holidays and Events in July. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30, 2019, from https://travelnotes.org/

Events/07-jul.htm

Effective Participatory Science

Education in a Diverse Latin

American Populations

Ferreira, L. M. R., Corosso, G. A., Duran, N. M., Bohorquez-

Massud, et al.

World Events in July &Local Events in Albuquerque

LOCAL EVENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE

Fireworks Display - Balloon Fiesta ParkThursday, July 4th

Surface: Emerging Artists of New Mexico - Various ArtistsRecurring weekly until July 25th

Amazing Scavenger Hunt AdventureRecurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until November 17th

Best of Albuquerque Tour- Historical SitesRecurring Daily

Constructed Reality - Design StudioMay 18th - July 13th

Exhibit - Drugs: Costs & ConsequencesJanuary 26th - September 30th

Mentoring and Cultural

Diversity in Academic Settings

Redmond, S. P.

Albuquerque Events | Visit Albuquerque. (n.d.). Retrieved July 1, 2019, from https://

www.visitalbuquerque.org/abq365/events/

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WHAT IS STEM UNIVERSITY?

STEM University is a collection of free activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines (STEM). These events will help you connect with:

• Careers and internships • Scientists, engineers, researchers, faculty members and peers • Emerging technologies • Cutting-edge research • Leadership and advocacy in STEM • Other UNM STEM opportunities and resources

Hierarchical Mentoring: A Transformative

Stradegy for Improving Diversity and

Retentiion in Undergraduate STEM Disciplines

Wilson, Z. S., deGravelles, K., Sylvain, M. R., Batiste, L., Johnson, M., Mcguire, S. Y., Seng

Pang, S., Warner, I.

An Innovative Near-Peer Mentoring Model

for Undergraduate and Secondary Students:

STEM Focus

Tenenbaum, L. S., Anderson, M. K., Jett, M., Yourick, D. L.

UNM STEM Collaborative Center

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Whittaker, J. A., & Montgomery, B. L. (n.d.). Cultivating Diversity and Competency

in STEM: Challenges and Remedies for Removing Virtual Barriers to Constructing

Diverse Higher Education Communities of Success. Retrieved July 1, 2019, from

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3592737/

CULTIVATING DIVERSITY AND COMPETENCY IN STEM: CHALLENGES AND REMEDIES FOR REMOVING VIRTUAL BARRIERS TO CONSTRUCTING DIVERSE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES OF SUCCESSWhittaker, J. A. & Montgomery, B. L.

“The need to increase the number of college graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines is a national issue. As the demographics of the United States’ population grow increasingly more diverse, the recognition that students of color are disproportionately under-represented among those individuals successful at completing STEM degrees requires exigent and sustained intervention. Although a range of efforts and funding have been committed to increasing the success of under-represented minority (URM) students at primarily white, or majority, institutions, widespread progress has been slow. Simultaneously, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions have demonstrated disproportionate successes in graduating URM students with STEM degrees and those that proceed to completing graduate-level degrees in the sciences. The differential successes of particular institutions with promoting the achievement of diverse individuals in obtaining academic STEM degrees suggest that with committed and strategic leadership, advancements in creating academic communities that promote the success of a diverse range of students in STEM can be achieved in part through assessing and mitigating environmental barriers that impede success at majority institutions. In this paper, we address issues related to the engagement of URM students in majority settings and describe some efforts that have shown success for promoting diversity in STEM and highlight continuing issues and factors associated with cultivating diversity in academic STEM disciplines at majority institutions. Recommended efforts include addressing academic assistance, professional and cultural socialization issues and institutional environmental factors that are associated with success or lack thereof for URMs in STEM.”

Article in Focus

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2019 Mentoring Conference

CONFERENCE DATES & SPEAKERS

July 1st - 30th

Peer Review

August 1st

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Returned

August 30th

Final Paper Submission

Due

October 14th

Standard Registration

Deadline

October 21st - 25th

2019 Mentoring Conference

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12TH ANNUAL MENTORING CONFERENCE

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Towards the Science of Mentoring

October 21st - October 25th, 2019 | Albuquerque, New Mexico

“As an individual new to mentoring programs, the session gave great advice for program pitfalls to look for moving ahead.”“

”“A wide span of topics on mentoring - something for everyone.”

“Great pace and idea exchange.”

“Covers mentoring across content spectrum”

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FEBRUARYYadeeh SawyerA Model for Mentoring STEM Undergraduate Students

MARCHMarsha CarrMentoring Across Differences

APRILChad LittlefieldRetention Through Relationships: Creating Connection Through Mentorship

Nita Singh KaushalEmotional Intelligence in Mentoring

JUNEMargaret LoYouth Mentoring as Service- Learning to Developing Relational and Inclusive Pedagogies in Initial Teacher Education

Robert GarveyPhases of Mentoring

JULYGabe VeasMentoring Diverse PopulationsThursday, July 11, 2019To join the July 11th webinar, please follow the link below:https://unm.zoom.us/j/514219081

WEBINARS

UNM MENTORING INSTITUTE’S WEBINAR SERIES HOPES TO ENGAGE MENTORS, MENTEES, AND PROJECT MANAGERS USING THREE SPECIFIC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES PER PRESENTATION.

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WEBINARS

We encourage you to become a Mentoring Institute member. Membership provides staff members in higher education, faculty, and students at all levels, the opportunity to access past conference proceedings, recordings of our webinars after they are streamed live, conference videos, and a discount on the Mentoring Conference registration fee. The literature and information provided by a membership is useful for practitioners, business executives, youth mentors, and non-profit organization, as it provides exclusive access to 11 years of research and practice in the field of mentoring.

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W e b s i t e : M E N T O R . U N M . E D U

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Follow us on any & all of our five social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and

Twitter to get reminders for due dates, read about the latest in mentoring, join events, and watch as we prepare for the 2019

Mentoring Conference!

Mentoring InstituteSocial Media Platforms

Early Registration

Towards The Science of MentoringMonday, October 21st - Friday, October 25th

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W M E X I C O

12th Annual Mentoring ConferenceDeadline: June 15th

Standard Registration Deadline: October 14th

Early Registration Deadline: June 15th

The Mentoring lnstitute's Annual Mentoring Conference features 10 plenaries, 2 round-table sessions,

3 world cafés, 4 pre-conference and 3 post-conference workshops (master sessions), 1 poster

session, and over 200 individual/panel presentations. We aim to host a broad constituency, including

divisions of higher education, academic researchers, educators, community leaders, administrators,

non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals.

For more information, please visit us at mentor.unm.edu

mentor@unm.edu

WEBINARS

Dr. Margaret M. LoYouth Mentoring as Service-Learning to

Develop Relational and Inclusive Pedagogies in Initial Teacher Education

This webinar will cover:1. The role of youth mentoring in preparing inclusive educators;

2. The nature self-other relations and their discursive formation; and

3. The importance of reflecting on mentoring and service-learning programmes from a critical discursive perspective.

Thursday, June 6th in Albuquerque, NM, 7:00 PM MST - 7:45 PM MST

Friday, June 7th in Hong Kong, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

“A key challenge in teacher education for social justice is preparing student-teachers to address social and academic disaffection in youth

from marginalised communities. The quality of teacher-student relationships is central to this endeavour.”

-Presentation Overview, Margaret M. Lo

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