Join us this Thursday for LAYING THE FOUNDATION: The Mentoring Journey

Image: Mentoring November 14, 2013 flyerFaculty members are invited to take part in a SIX PART SERIES of FACULTY WORKSHOPS FOR FALL 2013 & SPRING 2014 presented by the Undergraduate Research Committee

Mentoring
Proven Strategies for Success

SESSION 2: LAYING THE FOUNDATION: The Mentoring Journey

DATE: Thursday, November 14th
VENUE: N227
TIME: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
RSVP: facultycommons@citytech.cuny.edu

Save the date for the remaining four sessions next semester:

02/27/14 Session 3: Characteristics of Effective Mentors and Mentees
03/27/14 Session 4: Developing a Mentoring Program of Undergraduate Research 04/24/14 Session 5: Evaluation and Tools
05/08/14 Session 6: Successes and Lessons Learned

WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO ALL CITY TECH FACULTY MEMBERS.

Mentoring: Proven Strategies for Success

City Tech faculty members are invited to join the Undergraduate Research Committee for a six-part seminar, Mentoring: Proven Strategies for Success
Image: Mentoring October 18, 2013 flyer
Session 1:  Mentoring Success
Date: Friday, October 18th
Venue: N227
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Upcoming sessions:

11/14/13 Session 2: Laying the Foundation: The Mentoring Journey
02/27/14 Session 3: Characteristics of Effective Mentors and Mentees
03/27/14 Session 4:  Developing a Mentoring Program of Undergraduate Research
04/24/14 Session 5: Evaluation and Tools
05/08/14 Session 6: Successes and Lessons Learned
(Sessions 2-6 will be held 11:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Today: Research Mixer!

Image: Research Mixer Spring 2013 flyerCalling all faculty and students interested in mentored undergraduate research! Today is the semi-annual Research Mixer, an opportunity for students to learn from faculty mentors about benefits of and opportunities for working with a mentor to conduct a research project. The Undergraduate Research Committee hopes that the mixer will facilitate meaningful connections between research mentors and students interested in research. Not sure if you’re ready to take on a research project? Come listen and find out more about the process!

And, of course, snacks for all and prizes for a lucky few!

OPEN CITY FELLOWSHIP 2013-2014 Deadline 3/25

The Asian American Writer’s Workshop is looking for five new Fellows for our magazine, Open City:

Open City, an online magazine published by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, documents the pulse of metropolitan Asian America as it’s being lived on the streets of New York right now. Covered by the Wall Street Journal and NPR, a collaborative partner with the New Museum and the Museum of Chinese in America, Open City grants a $5,000 fellowship, career guidance, and publishing opportunities to five Creative Nonfiction Fellows to write and produce both short-form and long-form editorial content on the vibrant immigrant communities of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

If you’re an emerging creative nonfiction writer looking for financial support, a place to publish and career mentorship, apply to become a Creative Nonfiction Fellow.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFVGQURtWEFFSlJMUUJyemM5ZGo0MWc6MQ#gid=0

Carolyn Sun 
Editor | Open City
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 W. 27th Street, Sixth Floor, NY, NY 10001
(212) 494-0061 tel
www.aaww.org opencitymag.com @aaww

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