Mapping Juneberries: Imagining a Future for Mentoring Graduate & Undergraduate Students in STEM Disciplines

Authors

• Jillian Cadwell, Washington State University
• Makini Beck, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Melinda Howard, Gonzaga University
• Elizabeth Wargo, University of Idaho
• Veronica Smith, Equitable Researcher and Data Justice Consultant
• Ke Wu, University of Montana, Missoula

Document Type

Presentation Abstract

Presentation Date

3-9-2026

Abstract

Join us for a guided reflection activity mapping the people, experiences, and supports that shaped your path, followed by a presentation on the Juneberries mentoring model, which draws on ecological ideas of interdependence to support undergraduate and graduate students, and a practical discussion about how to start, stop, or continue specific mentoring practices to help our STEM students thrive.

Additional Details

March 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Math 103

Together the authors form the WiSEN research team.

Recommended Citation

Cadwell, Jillian; Beck, Makini; Howard, Melinda; Wargo, Elizabeth; Smith, Veronica; and Wu, Ke, "Mapping Juneberries: Imagining a Future for Mentoring Graduate & Undergraduate Students in STEM Disciplines" (2026). Colloquia of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. 697.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathcolloquia/697