STEM MENTORING: EMERGING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSION A Summary of the 2016 and 2017 STEM Mentors Alumni Meetings About AAAS Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science, engineering and innovation for the benefit of all people. With more than 120,000 individual members in more than 91 countries, AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through the Science family of journals. As one of the top voices for science worldwide, we spearhead initiatives in policy; international cooperation and diplomacy; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education; public engagement; and more. We strive to promote and defend the integrity of science and its use, provide a voice for science on societal issues, and strengthen and diversify the science and technology workforce. More information is available at www.aaas.org. About AAAS Mentor Awards The two categories of the AAAS Mentor Awards (Lifetime Mentor Award and Mentor Award) both honor individuals who during their careers demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and careers. These groups include women of all racial and ethnic groups; African American, Native American and Hispanic men; and people with disabilities. Categories Lifetime Mentor Award: A prize of $5,000 will be awarded. This individual will have served in the role of mentor for 25 or more years. Mentor Award: A prize of $5,000 will be awarded. This individual will have served in the role of mentor for less than 25 years. Recipients in both award categories receive a monetary prize, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration, and reimbursement for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting. More information is available at aaas.org/awards/mentor/about. About PAESMEM The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) is a presidential award established by the White House in 1995. The PAESMEM award is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Nominations, including self-nominations, are invited for “Individual” and “Organizational” PAESMEM awards. Individuals and organizations in all public and private sectors are eligible, including industry, academia, K–12, military and government, nonprofit organizations, and foundations. Exceptional STEM or STEM-related mentoring in formal and/or informal settings is eligible for the PAESMEM award. Nominations are encouraged from all geographical regions in the U.S., including its territories, and, particularly, jurisdictions designated by Congress under the NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). NSF EPSCoR-designated jurisdictions are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming. Nominations from the U.S. territories are particularly encouraged. Each “Individual” or “Organizational” PAESMEM awardee receives a $10,000 award and a commemorative presidential certificate. Awardees are also invited to participate in an award recognition ceremony in Washington, D.C., that includes meetings with STEM educators, researchers and policy leaders. PAESMEM awardees serve as leaders in the national effort to develop fully the nation’s human resources in STEM. To locate PAESMEM awardees in your state, please visit PAESMEM.net. STEM MENTORING: EMERGING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSION A Summary of the 2016 and 2017 STEM Mentors Alumni Meetings Presidential Awards of Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mentor and Lifetime Mentor Awards “Science. Imagine your world without it.” Report prepared by Diane Smith, AAAS Consultant and Editor, and Yolanda S. George, AAAS This publication is dedicated to Lafayette Frederick (1923-2018), one of Yolanda George’s lifelong STEM mentors and one of the first recipients of the AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/lafayette-frederick). This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF grant number 1734226. The PAESMEM program is administered by NSF on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Production of this publication was coordinated by the AAAS Communications Office, with layout by Rings Leighton Creative Services. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of its author(s) and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership, or the National Science Foundation. This report is online at aaas.org/stemmentoring. All rights reserved. Read our privacy policy and terms of use. ISBN 978-0-87168-774-6 The 2017 Planning Committee Working Group Meeting on STEM Mentoring 2030: Emerging Strategies for Inclusion Chair Joseph Skrivanek, SUNY College at Purchase Members Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Catherine Didion, WEPAN — Women in Engineering ProActive Network Inc. Nancy Elwess, SUNY College Plattsburg William Evans, University of Michigan Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky Sandra Gregerman, University of Michigan Sandra Hernández Xayarath, Cornell University Sheila Humphreys, University of California, Berkeley Sue Lasser, Clemson University Zafra Lerman, Columbia College, Chicago Jerzy Leszczynski, Jackson State University John Matsui, University of California, Berkeley Carol Muller, Stanford University Robert Megginson, University of Michigan Sandra Petersen, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Tilak Ratnanather, Johns Hopkins University Judith Todd, Pennsylvania State University Andrew Tsin, University of Texas, San Antonio Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia John Warner, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry Betsy Yanik, Emporia College ii STEM MENTORING: EMERGING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSION AAAS Education and Human Resources Staff Yolanda S. George, Deputy Director (retired) Quincy Brown, STEM Education Program Director Tarrick Clayton, Program Associate Iris Wagstaff, STEM Education Program Director NSF Education and Human Resources Staff Martha James, Assistant Program Director Nafeesa Owens, Program Director Cynthia Douglas, Program Specialist Pamela Pope, Operations Specialist Dakota Consulting Incorporated (PAESMEM.net) Staff Lisa Bass-Cooper, Digital Content Writer/Community Manager A SUMMARY OF THE 2016 AND 2017 STEM MENTORS ALUMNI MEETINGS iii Contents The 2017 Planning Committee for the Working Group Meeting on STEM Mentoring 2030: Emerging Strategies for Inclusion ........................................................................................................................... ii PREFACE: Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS vi Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1 PAESMEM and AAAS Mentoring Awards .............................................................................................1 The 2017 Meeting Goals ....................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2: MENTORING RESEARCH AND LESSONS LEARNED 5 Research on Mentoring: An Overview ................................................................................................. 5 Sidebar: The National Longitudinal Study of Young Life Scientists .........................................6 Optimizing Research Mentoring Relationships: CIMER and NRMN ................................................. 7 Table 1: Proposed Attributes, Example Objectives and Potential Metrics for Improving and Assessing Mentoring Relationships .....................................................................8 Embedded Practices, Succession Planning and Micro-Messages: What We Know Now .............. 10 Enhancing a Mentoring Culture at a Hispanic-Serving Institution: The Puentes Project ...............11 Sidebar: University of Texas at El Paso, Excellence Through Mentoring ................................... 12 Research Mentoring at a Northeastern Hispanic-Serving Institution: PRISM ............................... 13 Sidebar: John Jay College Mentoring Program ........................................................................... 13 Chapter 3: SUPPORTING NEW DIRECTIONS IN STUDENT SUCCESS 15 Howard Hughes Medical Institute ..................................................................................................... 15 National Institutes of Health — National Institute of General Medical Sciences ........................... 16 National Science Foundation — Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science ..... 16 National Science Foundation — Tribal Colleges and Universities Program .....................................17 U.S. Department of Agriculture — National Institute of Food and Agriculture ...............................17 Chapter 4: CAPACITY-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 18 American Association of Community Colleges ................................................................................ 18 American Indian Higher Education Consortium