The Cohen Honors College is seeking faculty mentors to work with students selected to participate in the First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) in STEM. The mission of the FYRE in STEM program is to build a community of students, faculty and professionals from various STEM backgrounds to support young STEM majors or potential majors as they form identities as members of the scientific community, thus improving the likelihood that they will persist to graduation.
To allow the FYRE in STEM program to be a success, organizers are looking for dedicated research mentors from across campus who can provide an appropriate short-term STEM research project in the spring 2021 semester. Faculty should apply by Oct. 18 and are also encouraged to nominate graduate students to serve as FYRE mentors. All mentors will be matched with students based on interest. Questions may be directed to Moriah Beck at moriah.beck@wichita.edu or 316-978-5476.
If you know of a first-year undergraduate student who may be interested in applying to the FYRE in STEM program, you can direct them to FYRE in STEM student application.