10042016 ssp seminar1_session1_asadilari

1. SSP FALL SEMINAR SESSION:
“CREATING AN OFFICE CULTURE
OF MENTORSHIP”
The Early Career/Student/Mentee’s Perspective:
Mohammad H Asadi Lari

2. ABOUT MYSELF
 3rd year undergrad in Honour Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences (CAPS);
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
 Managing Director for Scholarly Writing and Publications, STEM Fellowship
And on the sidelines:
 Ambassador for ORCID and Altmetirc
 Advisor, Peer Buds
 National Young Leader, National Student Network (NSN)
 National Youth Advisory Board, Canadian Red Cross

3. UBC: WHAT THE PUBLIC SEES…
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https://www.ubc.ca/about/

4. UBC: WHAT
STUDENTS SEE…
(MOST OF THE
YEAR)
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5. SSP FELLOWSHIP AND MENTORSHIP
 Visible Benefits: Attending the conference, the recognition, committees
and…....mentorship
 My aweseme mentor: Adrian Stanley
 Hidden Benefits: The vast networking opportunites and the extent of
benefits from mentoring
 Conference attendance was great, but the mentorship is what makes
the program really special!

6. BEYOND THE SSP FELLOWSHIP
 STEM FELLOWSHIP is a Canadian federal non-profit that provides
mentorship and experiential learning opportunities in data science and
scholarly writing to high school and undergraduate students.
 STEM Fellowship Journal: Open-access-peer-review journal providing high
school and undergraduate students their first chance to publish their STEM
research.
 “Official Mentoring” happens in various programs including: the editorial
process, Scholarly Writing Challenge, Big Data Challenge
 “Unofficial Mentoring” happens among executives and editorial board.

7. EMERGING TRENDS IN EARLY CAREER
MENTORSHIP
 National Student Network: Online Platform that provides an
opportunities database and mentorship by “National Young Leaders” in
various fields to their members. (free membership)
 Many Organizations are introducing mentorship opportunities as part
of their core programs (i.e. SHAD Valley)
 Both professional and peer mentoring

8. HTTP://BLOG.KNETBOOKS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2015/08/STAND-OUT-AND-BE-A-PEER-MENTOR.PNG
https://getinvolved.niagaracollege.ca/organization/peermentoring/calendar/details/4980
Either or
Both??

9. THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!