CCB-SEEDS Mentorship Program
Mentee and mentor signups are open and will close on October 14th for Fall Quarter of 2024.
If you have questions, please contact:
Gabrielle Shen or Joanna Fuerte
Program Committee Co-chairs
[email protected]
[email protected]
If you have questions, please contact:
Gabrielle Shen or Joanna Fuerte
Program Committee Co-chairs
[email protected]
[email protected]
Program Description
This program is a collaboration between the UC Riverside SEEDS club and the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) graduate student club. Many incoming UCR undergraduate students are not exposed to the diversity of disciplines in biology and are unsure about how to find research opportunities. Therefore, the objective of this program is to introduce undergraduate students to research areas, lab/field methods, and the graduate student experience in ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology fields through mentoring by graduate students. While the goal of this program is not to have mentees develop independent research projects with their mentors, this program will serve as an introduction to the diverse research experiences possible at UCR in these fields.
Testimonials
Our mentors and mentees wanted to share these testimonials with prospective mentors and mentees!
- Mentors
- “It is really a good chance to share your experiences of grad school with prospective undergrads.”
- “Working with my SEEDS mentee has helped me approach my research and graduate school with a more positive perspective. Graduate school is exhausting and weekly meetings with an excited undergraduate can really brighten your day. This program has provided great mentoring experience and given me the opportunity to develop resources I can use for students in the future (example: intro to data visualization in R).”
- Mentees
- “Use this opportunity to learn about graduate school, whether you are certain or not that you want to attend. It definitely helps you debunks the myths or facts about graduate school and the life of a grad student. Even if you decide you don't want to pursue it after the mentorship, you definitely gain skills and knowledge in a 1-to-1 environment that not many undergraduates get to have.”
- “Being a mentee in this program has been super fun so far, and it has opened my eyes to an entirely new world of possibilities regarding biology and ecology!”
Program Structure
The Program Committee will assist in matching mentees with mentors and provide resources for participants.
- Mentors will be current UC Riverside graduate students in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology fields
- Mentees will work with a mentor for at least one quarter
- Mentees can rotate mentors each quarter
Learning Goals
Mentees will learn about:
This program may be especially helpful for those undergraduates who have not yet joined a research lab but want to learn more about research. It also does not guarantee a research position in a lab. Any UCR undergraduate student is welcome to join.
- the host lab’s research program and methods (lab/field techniques)
- important literature in the field
- life as a graduate student
- potential careers and research areas of interest
- how to begin undergraduate research and navigate the world of science
This program may be especially helpful for those undergraduates who have not yet joined a research lab but want to learn more about research. It also does not guarantee a research position in a lab. Any UCR undergraduate student is welcome to join.
Program Committee
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CCB graduate students
Brittney Nguyen Audrey Burr |
SEEDS undergraduate students
Gabrielle Shen Joanna Fuerte |
