by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 25, 2014 | 0 All, Mentoring
Interested in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering or mathematics)? Looking for a mentor? Check out this interesting and perhaps wave of the mentoring future resource: MentorNet. Though MentorNet has been around since 1997, they are in the process of...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 1, 2013 | 0 All, Education/Training, Mentoring
Whether you attend a certain college or not, great resources for a peek into student life and tips on how to handle challenges and opportunities are student blogs. In this case, I focus on the ones featured on college or university websites. Sure, the “official” blogs...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 22, 2013 | 0 All, Mentoring
Last year, I had a great conversation with Sierra M., who had just started the second year of an MPH program at Tulane. One topic of our discussion was mentoring. Here are some related points sparked by our call. 1) Don’t forget that mentors are not just for current...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 20, 2013 | 0 All, Education/Training, Mentoring
Recently, I have noticed several Facebook posts with plenty of “here, heres” and “that about sums it up” from my friends (with much more interesting language and feelings, definitely feelings). What is getting their attention? Blogs by PhD...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jun 5, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Enrichment Opportunities, Mentoring
For the past week, my staff and I have been completing the final stages of preparation for the arrival of 30 (primarily minority and disadvantaged) undergraduate college students to arrive our campus. We (as in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 12, 2011 | 0 All, Careers, Mentoring
The Office of Science Education at the National Institutes of Health provides an online, interactive program to help junior high and high school students “explore health and medical science careers”: LifeWorks. Still looking for a career? While some of...
