Leveraging Mentorships, Sponsorships, and Internships for STEM Career Success
This workshop for the 2018 UW Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) conference was designed to engage people in high school, college and early STEM careers. This discussion covers how to achieve STEM career goals faster and easier by 1) understanding best mentoring, internship, and sponsor practices and 2) strategically connecting and building mutually beneficial relationships with excellent professionals along the way.
Workshop Materials
Washington State Million Women Mentors Co-Chair Veronica S. Smith co-facilitated this workshop with Dr. Nnenia M. Campbell, a University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center Research Associate. Participants left better equipped to not only navigate the STEM education, training, and career maze, but also change the maze to be more inclusive and multicultural.
