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Welcome to the February 2007 issue of MentorNet News, the monthly e-newsletter about mentoring and diversity in science and engineering.
Black History Month - U.S.A.
February is Black History Month. In honor of this month, MentorNet would like to thank all the black and African-American participants in MentorNet's programs. This year, 10% of the proteges, and 5% of the mentors in our One-on-One E-Mentoring Program self-identify as black/African-American. MentorNet is happy to see these numbers grow over time and hopes that role models like Dr. Brandon Jones, whose story is featured this month, encourage new scientists and engineers to join the MentorNet Community and participate as a mentor or protege.
February Featured Articles
A Primer on Electronic Communication
By Eszter Hargittai - Reprinted with permission from the author and Inside Higher Ed.
In an e-mail saturated world it is oftentimes difficult to get your message across. Eszter Hargittai, Ph.D. an Assistant Professor of Communications provides some tips that will help ensure your electronic communication does not go ignored.
http://www.mentornet.net/news/newsart.aspx?nid=19&sid=1
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The Importance of Mentoring - An interview with M. Brandon Jones, Ph.D.
Meet Dr. Jones, a marine biologist and Project Office with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER). In addition to relating his experience as a MentorNet mentor since 2004, Dr. Jones also offers insight to the mentoring relationship in general and gives advice to students and early career professionals.
http://www.mentornet.net/news/newsart.aspx?nid=19&sid=2
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"MentorNet Matters"
MentorNet announces new release of systems; Celebrating Black History Month; Look for us at the CIEC and AWIS conferences; MentorNet sponsors and partners; Matched pair update
http://www.mentornet.net/news/newsart.aspx?nid=19&sid=3
Bits and Bytes
Recommended reading; Resources
http://www.mentornet.net/news/newsart.aspx?nid=19&sid=4
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MentorNet thanks its participating
campuses, corporations, government labs, professional societies, and particularly
its leading sponsors, including IBM, Cisco Systems, Google, Hewlett-Packard,
and Texas Instruments.
View the list of sponsors
at
http://www.mentornet.net/partners/sponsors.aspx
and the list of participating campuses at http://www.mentornet.net/partners/campuses/CurrentCampuses.aspx
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