MENTORING CATALYST

EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst Initiative: The EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst initiative initiative is designed to build an EFRI-REM mentoring community comprised of current and future science and engineering mentors. The overarching mission is to catalyze a programmatic change that positively impacts the mentors and the student/teacher mentees in view of the importance of faculty mentoring. We continue to use the EFRI-REM model of sustained mentoring to guide the future development of the initiative... In those workshops (developed and presented by Branchaw, Greenberg and Grant), there was an emphasis on addressing the unique challenges and opportunities associated with mentoring in diverse communities. The team assembled for this initiative has extensive experience in the development and delivery of mentoring programs based in fundamental mentoring principles; they've also conducted small and large scale training focused on broadening participation in STEM.