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Changing the Culture: Student Mentoring in Engineering
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Ms Barbara Goldflam,
Coordinator, Women in Science and Engineering,
Student Services,
The University of Western Australia.
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The Engineering Mentor Scheme was established by the Women in Science and
Engineering (WISE) Programme in 1997, funded through an internal UWA
Equity Initiatives Fund grant. It is currently in its third year of operation. The
scheme matches volunteer student mentors in second year or above with first
year students (mentees). The mentors provide advice and support to their
mentees on an informal basis. The scheme is open to all students in the Faculty
of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, both men and women.
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About the
Author
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Barbara Goldflam, Coordinator, of the Women in Science and Engineering
project at the University of Western Australia (UWA), has worked in the higher education
environment for more than ten years. Before taking up her present position she was education
liaison officer at Brighton Polytechnic and project officer in the Vice-Chancellery at UWA.
Barbara also had six years experience as a secondary mathematics teacher in Western Australia.
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Contact Details
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Co-ordinator, Women in Science and Engineering Project, The University of
Western Australia, Stirling Highway, NEDLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6009
Tel +61 8 9380 3028 Fax +61 8 9380 1119
e-mail: bgoldflam@acs.uwa.edu.au
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