The Science Mentoring and Leadership Program (SMLP)
You know that the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney is a research-intensive environment. You know that many of the Scientists working in your Faculty are international leaders in their fields: their opinions are sought by governments, business and the media. These facts may have led to your decision to join the Faculty of Science at Sydney University, yet much of the research that actually takes place on campus can seem invisible and remote.
Actually, it is all around you!
Expanding on the success of the Science Students’ Transition Workshop, which has run before the commencement of semester one every year since 1997, the Science Mentoring and Leadership Program was introduced in 2009 to help new students acclimatise to university life and meet some really interesting and helpful people within the Faculty of Science.
Who attends?
The Science Mentoring and Leadership Program is for first-year undergraduate students enrolled in a Science degree, or a double degree involving one major from the Sciences.
Why attend?
The meetings you attend as part of this program provide an opportunity for you to meet other first-years, senior students and academic researchers within the Faculty of Science. These mentors have time to listen to your questions and chat about the possibilities for your future. Whether you’re interested in finding out about clubs and societies, photocopy cards, online assessments, or research and scholarship opportunities: You’re guaranteed to discover much more about life in the Faculty of Science and where you could be heading over the next three years.
In coming to the mentoring meetings you will meet the people you see in the hallways and know more about how science happens and who is responsible. You will be amazed at how much information you can find out in just a couple of hours, and yet the benefits are far more enduring. You may even decide to become a mentor yourself!
When will it be held?
Two meetings will be held during students' first semester.
Online Registration
Registration for the 2010 Mentoring and Leadership Program will open in February 2010.