• Use email and the internet more
• Meet women in science and technology
• Get a closer look at science and technology as fields of study
• Broaden your career options
• Increase your self-confidence and self-esteem
• Increase capacity to set and achieve meaningful goals
• Decrease feelings of isolation
• Develop social skills
• Increase your sense of voice and empowerment in and out of the classroom
• Share your personal and school related thoughts and fears

• Agree to participate for the duration of the project
• Have email account
• Have access to a computer at home or at school
• Receive information in the mail and go over it with your parents/guardians
• Complete Student Interest Survey
• Complete and sign Student Participation Agreement (parents/guardians must sign too)
• Fill out on-line Evaluations I, II, and III over the course of the year
• Report any problems to Project Coordinator as soon as they occur
• No giving or receiving of gifts or money
• No exchanging phone numbers or addresses

• How to Start -- The first communication to your mentor should be an introduction of yourself. You can tell her your name, talk about your family, your interests at school, career interests, and extracurricular activities. Your mentor will also do a brief introduction of herself.
• Setting Goals -- After you and your mentor get aquatinted, it might be a good idea to set some goals for your year together. Think of something you really want to get done this year, or something you want to know more about, and make it a goal to accomplish that. With the help of your mentor, you might be able to accomplish things you didn't think you could!
• Getting messages -- Do not put off reading and replying to messages. Communication can fall flat if you don't respond soon after message is received.
• Confidentiality -- The communication between you and your mentor is totally confidential. The only way it would be shared is if there is a threat to your or her safety because of this communication.
• How mentors should act -- You should feel safe with your mentor. If you, at any time, feel uncomfortable with or threatened by your mentor, stop communication with your mentor and call or email any of the project staff:

Amy Ferris, Project Coordinator
ferris@quest-net.com

Cary Brown, Director, Women in Technology Project
cbrown3@vtc.vsc.edu
802-728-1510