PGE/LCP: MentorNet, A National Electronic Industrial Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science

MentorNet为学习工程、科学和数学的本科生和研究生与行业导师配对，使用3-mail提高学生在SMET领域和职业的留存率。这一国家项目的集中运作由电子通信支持，提供信息、申请、匹配培训、指导和评估。电子辅导提供了一种极具成本效益和时间效益的辅导方式，超越了时间、地理和同步交流的典型限制，从而为许多原本不会拥有导师的学生提供导师。MentorNet的全国范围和规模为学生和导师之间的强大匹配提供了潜力，并在运营中实现了显著的规模经济。MentorNet代表着学院和大学、企业和专业协会之间不断扩大的合作伙伴关系。MentorNet通过新的系统和基础设施以及扩大的规模，将早期的工作扩展到新环境中的新人口。到第三年，MentorNet将涉及100个参与校园，为5000名学生/导师对提供服务。

MentorNet pairs undergraduate and graduate women studying engineering, sciences, and mathematics with mentors in industry using 3-mail to improve student retention in SMET fields and careers. This national program's centralized operations provide information, applications, matching training, coaching, and evaluation supported by electronic communications. Electronic mentoring offers a highly cost- and time-effective means of mentoring, transcending typical restraints of time, geography, and synchronous communication, thereby providing mentors to many students who would not otherwise have them. MentorNet's national scope and scale offer potential for strong matches between students and mentors, and significant economies of scale in operations. MentorNet represents an expanding partnership among colleges and universities, corporations, and professional societies. MentorNet extends earlier work to new populations in new settings with new systems and infrastructure and enlarged scale. By Year 3, MentorNet will involve 100 participating campuses, serving 5,000 student/mentor pairs.