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Mentorship Program
Mentorship Program
Come to our information session on March 2nd at 5pm in Duane Tower!
Fill out the form to be matched into groups by midnight of Saturday, March 7th.
Get in touch!
Get in touch!
To contact the current organizers of the CU-Prime Mentorship Program, just send an email to mentorship@cuprime.org and we'll get back to you ASAP!
What is the CU-Prime mentorship program?
What is the CU-Prime mentorship program?
The CU-Prime Mentorship Program is designed as a low-commitment way to participate in CU-Prime and get connected in the Physics Department; the program aims to build a lasting community between students at different levels of study within physics and STEM. We match Freshman/Sophomore undergraduates, Junior/Senior undergraduates, and graduate students into pods, who will meet each other at the team building workshop on March 9th. After that, all mentors are expected to meet one-on-one with all mentees in their pod (with exceptions for situations with clear communication). Additionally, we provide gift cards for coffee for the mentors to facilitate these meetings.
We offer both a Team Building workshop on March 9th to teach networking soft skills and a Mentor Training workshop on March 23rd to help mentors feel prepared for future mentorship roles.
Our mentorship program is most beneficial to physics, astrophysics, and engineering physics students, but we accept all students in STEM, considering how some physics subfields are so interdisciplinary (like biophysics and geophysics).
For more answers to frequently asked questions, check out the Mentorship Program FAQ.
How can this program help me?
How can this program help me?
A mentee is someone who benefits from advice and guidance from someone with more experience. We expect that all undergraduates will feel more like a mentee than a mentor, although undergraduates of all levels will interact in the program, and older undergraduates will have a chance to speak to younger undergraduates about their experience.
How can mentorship benefit mentees?
How can mentorship benefit mentees?
Being a mentee can increase access to physics through knowledge and experience shared from mentors.
Being a mentee can improve academic performance.
Being a mentee can develop or strengthen your sense of belonging and your network.
Being a mentee can improve access to undergraduate research through a larger network.
How can this program help me help others?
How can this program help me help others?
A mentor is someone who shares their advice and provides guidance from their experience and expertise to those who are earlier in their careers. All graduate students will be more equipped to be a mentor, such as sharing about your transition out of undergraduate into graduate school or from other cities into Boulder.
How can being a mentor benefit mentors?
How can being a mentor benefit mentors?
Being a mentor can improve leadership and communication skills by establishing a positive and engaged relationship with an individual that values and trusts you and your experience.
Being a mentor provides an opportunity for you to increase your network while supporting your mentees in expanding theirs.
Being a mentor is a voluntary responsibility that can strengthen your résumé.
Being a mentor can result in a sense of fulfillment and growth.
How do I get involved?
If you would like to help organize the program, email cuprime@colorado.edu, asking to help organize events!
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