• Why We Need Mentoring Programs
• What is Mentoring?
• What Does a Mentor Do?
• Designing Your Program
• Recruiting/Screening Mentors
• Recruiting Participating Students
• Training and Retaining Mentors
• Matching Mentors with Students
• Program Kick-off Event
• Managing Your Program
• Funding Your Program
• Evaluating Your Program
• Marketing

Resources for Faculty

Girl Tech Camp (Adobe Acrobat file) - Summer Camp at Moraine Valley Community College for 6th-9th grade girls. Partially funded by The Gender Equity Collaborative, GirlTech includes sessions on animation, computer networking, robotics, auto mechanics, welding and law enforcement. Click on the link to access a toolkit with resources for replicating this model at your institution.

MATC Girls Tech Camp - Summer Camp at Madison Area Technical College for girls in 6th-9th grades.

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: ON THE AIR!
Radio programs that explore ten successful initiatives for increasing participation in science and engineering and three audio diaries featuring firsthand accounts of young women pursuing careers in science and technology. This series was produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and made possible by an NSF Grant. For more great programming on this topic, visit http://www.womeninscience.org/.

Hands-on Optics
A series of modules featuring 8-12 fun and challenging activities that give students experience with optics and photonics.