Mentorship Opportunity for Graduate Students

Alejandro de la Puente adelapue at triumf.ca
Wed Jul 8 19:35:56 PDT 2015


Hi all,

I mentored two students last year through REX mentoring program and it was an amazing experience!!

You don't need to be affiliated with UBC.

Best,
Alejandro
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 8, 2015, at 11:23 PM, SGSPD Committee <sgspd at triumf.ca> wrote:
> 
> Below is a wonderful opportunity to mentor an undergraduate student.  You do not need a UBC affiliation to participate.  
> 
> Your SGSPD Committee
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> From: "Undergraduate Research Opportunities" <rex.uro.ubc at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Mentorship Opportunity for Graduate Students
>> Date: July 8, 2015 at 3:42:29 PM PDT
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>> Dear Dr. Reiner Kruecken,
>>  
>> Undergraduate Research Opportunities is a student-led, AMS-constituted UBC club. We run the Research EXperience (REX) program where undergraduate students are paired with post-doctoral and graduate students to design a theoretical research project. At the end of the program, the undergraduate students present their finished projects at MURC, one of the largest undergraduate research conference in BC. This initiative provides undergraduates early exposure to the valuable world of research without the monetary and logistical constraints associated with the traditional laboratory experience. The 2014-15 program saw the participation of over 130 mentors and 700 undergraduate applicants.
>>  
>> What is REX?
>> REX is a year-long program designed to help undergraduate students build essential                           research skills through a prospective research project (no results, lab time, or lab                           resources required). The skills acquired by the prospective students include:
>> ·         Formulating research questions
>> ·         Understanding how to perform literature reviews
>> ·         Synthesizing an experimental design
>> ·         Creating & printing a research poster
>> ·         Learning how to present a research poster
>>  
>> We are currently looking for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are interested in committing a minimum of 3 hours each month to act as a mentor. It is a great opportunity for graduate students to gain mentorship, leadership, and management skills.  Furthermore, the REX program assists mentors on the lookout for promising students to take into their lab through direct evaluation for 6 months (October to March).
>>  
>> Sign up for a REX mentor information session here (Deadline is July 31st).
>>  
>> Check out our website for more information on the REX program.
>>  
>> Further information:
>> REX Mentor Manual
>> REX Mentor Brochure
>>  
>> We ask that you assist us by forwarding this message to graduate students in your lab. If you have any questions, comments or other inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us at rex.uro.ubc at gmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration.
>>  
>> Sincerely,
>>  
>> Alex Fung & Ben Halim
>> Research Experience Committee Co-Chairs
>> Undergraduate Research Opportunities
>> University of British Columbia
>>  
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>> E-mail: uro.ubc at gmail.com
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