SON: Connections - Fall 2003

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Mentoring Programs Encourage Nursing Careers
Among the many ways that the School of Nursing reaches out to the Seattle community is through student mentoring programs. The programs always need new mentors and volunteers to encourage young people to pursue higher education and explore careers in nursing and health care. Following are just some of the programs that team with the School of Nursing. To learn more or to get involved, visit each program's Web site.

Making Connections promotes understanding and participation in health science and science careers. Led by Susanna Cunningham, professor of biobehavioral nursing and health systems, the Making Connections program is a partnership of local organizations, and joins middle school students with a female professional or graduate student in the fields of math, science or technology: http://www.son.washington.edu/centers/MakingConnections/
Kids Into Health Careers, or KIHC, brings high school students of color to the School of Nursing for exposure to nursing as a career; members also participate in community festivals: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/kidscareers/
The UW Achievers program brings faculty and staff volunteer mentors from across campus together with incoming freshmen to encourage completion of a degree: http://depts.washington.edu/achieve/index.html
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) helps to match minority middle school students with mentors at the UW and in the community: http://gearup.washington.edu/
WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) offers various tutoring and mentoring programs to help women achieve their goals in science and engineering: http://www.engr.washington.edu/programs/wise/services.html
CAN-DO (Collaborative Access Network on Diversity Outreach) is a campuswide network that supports outreach and recruitment efforts from the university to minority communities: http://depts.washington.edu/uwcando/

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