Tips that Work!: advice from award-winning STEM mentor Sheila Humphreys

Dr. Sheila Humphreys (blue jacket in front) receiving the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from President Obama (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

EECS Emerita Director of Diversity, Sheila Humphreys, is participating in a National Science Foundation (NSF) webinar titled “Tips that Work!: Advice from Award-Winning STEM Mentors” on Monday, Jan. 22 at 12:30 pm PST.  Humphreys, who was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) in 2012, will participate in a moderated discussion–in celebration of National Mentoring Month–along with one of her mentees, Cheyenne Nelson, a recent UC Berkeley physics graduate and current Research Affiliate with the ATLAS group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  Along with other PAESMEM recipients and mentees, they will share how successful STEM mentoring can change lives, careers and our nation’s workforce.