SWIMM: Stanford Women in Math Mentoring

Goals of the Program

• encourage undergraduates to apply to fellowships and graduate school and assist them with the process
• connect undergraduates with members of the mathematical community who have a personal investment in their success
• share information about possible career paths, conferences, and events
• provide, through the mentor-student relationship, information about mathematics and related fields to students
• help undergraduates devise strategies for achieving their long term goals
• empower graduate students through mentoring

Structure of the Program

Each fall, graduate mentors are matched with undergraduate students through our application process. Mentor-student pairs meet one-on-one about once a month. Each quarter during the academic year, small groups of mentor-student pairs meet for a SWIMM-sponsored meal. Program-wide dinners are also held once a quarter along with other community events.

Some participants choose not to be matched with a mentor or mentee but attend the program-wide events.

SWIMM is grateful for the administrative support from members of the Graduate Mathematics Outreach Organisation and the financial support of the DIF program run by VPGE. We also thank the administrative staff of the Stanford Mathematics department for their continuing support, without whom SWIMM would have not taken off.