Update 2: MentorNet's Steps for Change Participant Outreach Campaign Results in 1,228 New Participants in MentorNet's One-on-One E-mentoring Programs!
MentorNet is pleased to announce that our participant outreach drive "Steps for Change" was a huge success.
Thanks to the outreach efforts of many of our partners, we far surpassed our goal of 500 new participants in 50 days, more than doubling it to achieve the grand total of 1,228.
MentorNet would like to applaud the following "Steps for Change" participating organizations (listed in order of number of new participants):
Corporations and Government Laboratories:
- IBM Corporation
- 3M Foundation
- Texas Instruments
- The Walt Disney Studios
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Land O'Lakes
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems
- Agilent Technologies Foundation
- Cisco Systems
- Intel Foundation
- The Mathworks, Inc.
- Thompson Reuters
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Adobe
Affiliated Partners and Affiliated Partners Plus:
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Society of Physics Students (SPS)
- National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- Makocha Minds Mentor Program
- Sigma Pi Sigma
- International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- American Physiological Society (APS)
- Evolution Tri-Societies (ASN, SSB, SSE)
- Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)
- GameMentorOnline
- Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
- Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
- Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science, Inc. (GWIS)
- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- Biotechnology Institute
- Eastern Alliance in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (EAST)
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
Campuses:
- University of New Mexico
- University of Southern California
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Carnegie Mellon University
- State University of New York, Stony Brook
- Columbia University
- University of California, San Francisco
- New Mexico State University
- Michigan Technological University
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Texas, Arlington
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Cambridge
- Metropolitan State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Southwest Minnesota State University
- Purdue University
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of Pennsylvania
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Grantham University
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Ridgewater College
- Ohio State University
- Walden University
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
- Kapiolani Community College
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Florida State University
- Emory University
- University of Waterloo
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Boise State University
- Century College
- Princeton University
- Santa Clara University
- California Institute of Technology
- Dartmouth College
- Bemidji State University
- Idaho State University
- Normandale Community College
- Stanford University
- Washington University
- Texas Woman's University
- Tougaloo College
- Michigan State University
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Cornell University
- Lehigh University
- Saint Cloud State University
- University of Rochester
- Clarkson University
- College of Southern Maryland
- Hope College
- Simmons College
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Colorado School of Mines
- De Anza College
- Linkoping Institute of Technology
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Western Technical College
- Brooklyn College of CUNY
- EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne
- Foothill College
- University of Wisconsin, Platteville
- Yale University
- Alfred University
- Bowdoin College
- College of St. Catherine
- Honolulu Community College
- Lake Superior College
- Leeward Community College
- Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Muskingum College
- Nicolet Area Technical College
- Northcentral Technical College
- Saint Paul College
- Santa Fe Community College
- Skidmore College
- University of Vermont
- Wichita State University
Update 1: On February 16 We Met Our Goal!
MentorNet is pleased to announce that we reached our goal of 500 new participants today! We are currently in the process of tallying the results and the incentives for campus partners.
But don't stop now! We'd like to challenge you to continue the great outreach efforts you've already started. We have established a reach goal of 800 new participants in the program by the end date of March 18th.
At the present time, campuses that are leading the way in new protégé participant members are:
- University of Wisconsin, Madison: 39
- University of California, San Francisco: 28
- Carnegie Mellon University: 25
- State University of New York, Stony Brook: 22
- Michigan Technological University: 14
January 27: Launching MentorNet Steps for Change Campaign!
MentorNet is pleased to announce the January 27 launch of our 2009 Spring outreach drive: Steps for Change. This campaign is targeted to end on March 18th, the day of the first walk in space. To honor this achievement, the "Steps for Change" campaign will feature the tag-line: One small step for you; One giant leap for the future.
During this time, we aim to encourage our partners and sponsors to work with us to engage 500 new participants during the 50 days of the drive. Partners should stay tuned and watch for messages describing the campaign and our innovative incentive program for partners to collaborate with us on outreach efforts and participation.
We've added some incentives for the university and professional society partners as a feature to the recruitment campaign. During the 50 day campaign, for each new protégé or mentor who participates in MentorNet's One-on-One E-Mentoring program, there will be a $10 reduction in the new renewal membership fee until we reach our goal of 500 new participants. In addition, the top campus recruiter during the 50 days will receive a 20% reduction in their next renewal fee and the second place finisher will see a 10% reduction. Detailed information on the incentives and and program rules will be sent to reps soon.
We hope you'll participate by signing up as a mentor or protégé, and encouraging your friends and colleagues to do the same.