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The E-mentoring network is open to junior women STEM faculty (mentees) and tenured women (mentee s or mentors) and men STEM faculty (mentors).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span class="big-red1"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">How do I join?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> Complete a profile at <a href="http://email.mentornet.org/c/eJxVjTEOwyAQBF8DJYK7AKagSJN_QDhspHCOMFVeH1JG2mak0WyJtiLIFkEbp1FvGkxAVGj0ZhU664y46U48z8E01Tl2eUQfCCplssEHpOpgUbAug_XwdJTlKx5zvgXeBTzW0mD13xixVxqcuNBnHeyD0uyNy9X4mtR_zhc_jDAr">http://arn.mentornet.org</a>. The quick sign-up includes 13 multi-choice profile questions; a short biographical statement, which should be accessible to a general university audience; and your "mentoring aspiration", a brief personal statement of why you would like to be a mentor or mentee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span class="big-red1"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">What topics will mentors and mentees talk about?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> Pairs receive weekly discussion topics, designed to address the mentee's concerns and support her career advancement. These topics help start conversations that lead to meaningful interactions. Pairs choose how to communicate – email, Skype, phone, text – whatever works for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span class="big-red1"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">What if my mentor/mentee doesn't work out?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> No problem! You can try someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span class="big-red1"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Where is the ARN E-Mentoring Network hosted?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> The ARN E-Mentoring Network is hosted by <a href="http://email.mentornet.org/c/eJxVjDEOwyAMAF8DY2TjYOjA0CX_cAIkSIVUhKmvbzpWuvHuYrCZjC7BADIQeDD4IJoIwduJ2DKqGWpq4-wtjensuz5CjOjAZL_x6tzMhE4k4paFhXi1Rr_CMcZb0VOZ5ea_76Hm1Ju0mD73fO9JRi0tXqVdI9Wf8wV4bi6U">MentorNet, a division of Great Minds in STEM</a>. The MentorNet platform is a secure, online, social network specifically designed for mentoring.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span class="big-red1"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">What is ARN?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> The ADVANCE Regional Network (ARN), created at the Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success at the University of Houston (UH) in 2014, is a consortium of ADVANCE institutions in Texas that includes <strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M, Rice University, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), and UH</span></strong>. Our goal is to create beneficial and productive cross-institutional faculty relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3>Join TODAY at <a href="http://email.mentornet.org/c/eJxVjTEOwyAQBF8DJYK7AKagSJN_QDhspHCOMFVeH1JG2mak0WyJtiLIFkEbp1FvGkxAVGj0ZhU664y46U48z8E01Tl2eUQfCCplssEHpOpgUbAug_XwdJTlKx5zvgXeBTzW0mD13xixVxqcuNBnHeyD0uyNy9X4mtR_zhc_jDAr" target="_blank">http://arn.mentornet.org</a>!<o:p></o:p></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); ">For more information, please contact Lisa Robertson at <a href="mail:lcrobertson@uh.edu">lcrobertson@uh.edu</a> or 713 743 4210</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); ">View this 2-minute tutorial on how to create a great profile:<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://email.mentornet.org/c/eJwVjTkOwyAQAF9jSgtYY-yCIk2-YXEsNhKHhbdJXh8iTTHVTDAqgmTJSC5WDnzjUuwAMwi-qRlWtYpp4QUrtV6R5tZPdhlYpABtg9XCKR0Xu2uHMsBIWO-dZ9lcRPcEr0m-By7RnD9DUvWt3BkJj7u3mDIetlfWTYnYq60Bv2N3drRUUg1Pqg9h-V9_9JE1dw" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://mentornet.org/assets/watch_video.png"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://email.mentornet.org/c/eJwVjTkOwyAQAF9jSgtYY-yCIk2-YXEsNhKHhbdJXh8iTTHVTDAqgmTJSC5WDnzjUuwAMwi-qRlWtYpp4QUrtV6R5tZPdhlYpABtg9XCKR0Xu2uHMsBIWO-dZ9lcRPcEr0m-By7RnD9DUvWt3BkJj7u3mDIetlfWTYnYq60Bv2N3drRUUg1Pqg9h-V9_9JE1dw" target="_blank">How To Complete Your ARN Profile</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background:#54585A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 65); "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://portal.mxlogic.com/images/transparent.gif"><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></span><style><!--
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