Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Mentoring Program

The Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Mentoring Program of the Women's Center is an initiative designed to support underclasswomen pursuing STEM degrees through the mentorship of their upperclasswomen peers.  The program spans the full academic year and is structured around monthly meetings designed to provide both the mentor and mentee with resources to flourish in the STEM fields.

Through this program, mentees are matched with a mentor who can provide personal support, academic advice, and knowledge about career development. WiSTEM hopes to prepare our mentees for a successful outcome in STEM at UConn by addressing possible obstacles, including gateway ("weed-out") courses, GPA recovery, social balance, access to research labs, and communication with professors. Ultimately we want to enhance the role of women in STEM at UConn through discussion and education about women’s issues, gender equity and stereotypes, and representation.

Applications for the 2027 cohort can be found below.

If you have any questions please email WiSTEM@uconn.edu.

Our Facilitators

 

 

 

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Millenia is a second-year PhD student in Engineering Education at the University of Connecticut. She graduated from UConn with her BS in Computer Science and has since spent five years as a software engineer, building websites and AI tools for companies like American Express, Google, and Travelers. She also developed Organize Your Thoughts, an app that helps students plan, prioritize, and schedule their lives.
Outside of STEM, Millenia is a multidisciplinary artist who loves fashion, traveling, and running. She is passionate about helping others grow in STEM and is super excited to be a WiSTEM facilitator.

 

 

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Sriya (She/Her/Hers)

Sriya is currently a senior at The University of Connecticut, majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. She enjoys reading and writing poetry alongside exploring a wide range of topics with her writing. You can catch her listening to Amy Winehouse and sipping on a dirty chai daily.