COS Writing-Mentoring Program
Program Outcomes
Please check our booklet for more information regarding previous Mentors and Mentees.This booklet summarizes the accomplishments of Faculty Mentees as program outcomes. Congratulations, you bring so much pride to the College of Sciences! Thank you, Faculty mentors, for your outstanding mentoring.
As an outcome of the COS ¡Juntos al Exito! Empowering Faculty Program, we created the COS Writing-Mentoring Program for early and mid-career Faculty.
The main goal of this program is to empower Faculty writing skills.
We are now seeking 6 Faculty Writing Mentors and 6 Faculty Mentees for this program.
- A faculty mentor will receive a one-time stipend of $500.00.
- Faculty Writing Mentor and Mentee will both receive a certificate of participation for this program.
Program timeline: June 10 th to July 22 nd
An eligible Faculty Writing Mentor:
- Has received external funding from different sources in the past three years.
- Has published high quality papers in their area of expertise in the last three years.
- Is willing to meet with a Mentee once a week during the 7 weeks of summer.
- Will be in contact with a Mentee via email/phone or face to face during the time of the program.
An eligible Faculty Mentee:
- Is an assistant or associate Faculty in COS.
- Has a draft of a grant/paper that they will be using as part of this program.
- Is committed to work on the proposal and meet with the Faculty Mentor during the 7 weeks of this program (Summer 2024).
- Will submit a grant/paper during this (August 31, 2024) or next academic year (September 2024 - August 2025)
To satisfactorily complete this program a Mentee will send proof of the submitted grant/paper.
Deadline to apply: May 21 st
Faculty Mentors:
- Apply now
- You will be required to upload a short CV (three pages maximum) and brief statement (100 words) of why you would like to be a mentor in this program.
Faculty Mentees:
- Apply now
- You will be required to upload a short CV (three pages maximum) and a brief statement (100 words) of why you would like to participate in this program.
Additional Information
To learn more about the Writing-Mentoring project or to obtain additional information, please contact:
Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria
Associate Dean for Faculty Success
College of Sciences
teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu