Mentoring Institute Webinar Videos
The Development of a Mentoring Program
The webinar will briefly discuss the development of the Alliances for Minority Participation Program, the concept of mentoring, and NSF’s involvement in mentoring across the sciences and educational systems. Additionally, the webinar will draw from the many years of a highly successful mentoring program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, dovetailing into the selection of faculty mentors and the evaluation of mentoring programs, presented by Dr. Dale. The webinar will briefly discuss the development of the Alliances for Minority Participation Program, the concept of mentoring, and NSF’s involvement in mentoring across the sciences and educational systems. Additionally, the webinar will draw from the many years of a highly successful mentoring program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, dovetailing into the selection of faculty mentors and the evaluation of mentoring programs, presented by Dr. Braswell.
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Mentoring and Broadening Participation
Born in Camden, AR, Dr. McHenry received a BS in Chemistry from Southern Arkansas University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Mississippi State University. Dr. McHenry served as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, assistant commissioner for academic and student affairs for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education, program officer for the National Science Foundation, associate dean of the graduate school and associate professor of organic chemistry at Mississippi State University. In 2020, Dr. McHenry received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentoring. As faculty advisor for the Society of Black Engineers, he mentored over 1,000 students. Through the Patricia Roberts Harris Program, he mentored 2,100 graduate students. He is currently developing the STEM STARS Model, which prepares science and math educators in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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The Southwest and Rockies Center for Inclusive Mentoring is funded by the National Science Foundation under grants HRD2020697, HRD2020491, HRD2020548, and HRD2020524.
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