Faculty Guides: A Mentoring Program for Undergraduates
What is Faculty Mentoring?
A supportive relationship where a faculty member guides a student through personalized advice, role modeling, and encouragement to boost academic, professional, and personal growth, fostering skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging.
Why Faculty Mentoring?
Complements academic, peer, and career advising, providing the perspective of someone who has completed a program in computer science and worked in the field, often with years of experience, potentially in different roles and positions.
In 2026-2027, this program is an experiment. Your mentor will be Prof. Laura Haas, who has 36 years of experience in industry, 8 years’ experience as dean of CICS, and has won both technical awards and awards for mentoring and leadership. In future years, if successful, the mentor pool will be expanded to other faculty members with diverse perspectives.
Three Ways to Participate:
- Individual: Assigned to a faculty member for regular one-on-one meetings
- Small group: 3-5 students meet together with a faculty member on a regular basis
- Faculty panels: open to anyone; panel of faculty will address particular topics and/or student questions two or three times a quarter
Who Can Participate:
Students with 3rd year (i.e., junior) status
Requirements:
Must commit to filling out three surveys (pre-, mid-year, and year-end) to help us improve the program and potentially expand it.
Interested? More information will be sent to eligible students throughout the academic year! Faculty panels will be advertised through emails and the CICS newsletter once scheduled.