•BASS 2024•
Thank you to all the participants at BASS, including mentees, mentors, industry professionals, and guests, who made the event a memorable success! We are so impressed by the research being conducted among our BUMMP community!

Happy Mentorship Monday! As we near the end of the first quarter of mentorship, we want to share some characteristics that contribute to a successful mentor relationship. Incorporating these qualities can create an impactful relationship between mentees and mentors!

For this Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to BUMMP. This year alone we have over 350 students participating in the program! All donations will go towards events and research stipends. Donations can be made at: giveto.ucsd.edu/giving/home/gi…

BUMMP is hosting a Writing Workshop on 11/8 from 5-6pm in 2130 Bonner Hall! Come work with BUMMP mentors to receive feedback and guidance for writing a personal statement. We also need mentors to join and work with our mentees on their personal statements. RSVP required!

BUMMP's Welcome Lunch is Tuesday, November 7, from 12-2pm at Matthew's Quad! All registered BUMMP mentors and mentees are invited! This is an opportunity to meet your mentor/mentees, and others in your pod! Lunch will be provided. RSVP required-check your email for the RSVP form!

Friendly reminder: BUMMP Office Hours! Tuesdays 10-11am @ Art of Espresso! Stop by to say hi and pick up your coffee vouchers.

Attention BUMMP Mentors! Mark your calendars! We are hosting Mentor Training Sessions this week! All new and returning mentors are required to attend one training session in order to be paired with a mentee. Additional details were sent out via email. See you there!

Attention BUMMP Mentors! Mark your calendars! We are hosting Mentor Training Sessions next week! All new and returning mentors are required to attend one training session in order to be paired with a mentee. Additional details were sent out via email today. See you next week!

Do you want to contribute to the development of first-generation students in STEM?! Do you have a background in biology?! Join us as a BUMMP Mentor! Registration is open for the 2023-24 academic year! Click here to register: tinyurl.com/BUMMP-Mentor-23

UCSD’s annual giving campaign is today and tomorrow! Please consider donating to the Biology Undergraduate and Master's Mentorship Program (BUMMP). Donations can be made here: bit.ly/gtBUMMP.

Huge shout out to BUMMP's Event Co-chair, Claire Chapman, for being awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship!

BUMMP will be hosting its 2nd BUMMP Annual Student Symposium (BASS)! This in-person event is for both mentees and mentors to celebrate our BUMMP community and the research done by our members. We encourage everyone to join us!

RSVP by 3/31: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are so excited to host our Winter Quarter GBM.

We are anticipating an amazing time getting to meet our mentees and mentors, recapping what we learned from last quarter, and listening to BRAP scholars' research presentations.

RSVP here: bummpucsd.org/events

In observance of this holiday season, our offices will be closed from Friday, December 23rd through Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. We will resume regular activities on Wednesday, January 4th.

Hybrid tenure talk this Friday ☺️Please attend to see exciting work done by an incredible team from Sonya Neal. Happy to send zoom link if interested!

Sneak peek at last week's personal statement workshop for students applying for advanced degree programs or internships.

#bummp #advanceddegree #UCSD

Our first-ever in-person GBM! We look forward to providing the best support for all students and seeing them succeed! 👏 Thank you to all mentors and mentees that joined us yesterday.

RSVP here: bummpucsd.org/events-1/bummp…

Once you RSVP, you will receive a confirmation email with the location! If you're unable to join in person, use the Join Live Video link included in the confirmation email to join virtually!

See y'all later!

⭐️Spotlight⭐️
Meet the amazing team that organizes the BUMMP program! Faculty and Ph.D. students in UCSD BioSciences make this initiative possible.
Learn more about our organizers here: bummpucsd.org/our-organizers

Are you applying to graduate research programs 🎓? Let us walk you through the UCSD Neurosciences Neuroscience PhD application 🧠! Our hybrid event will be hosted by current grad student's familiar with how graduate applications are reviewed, this Oct 13th @ 4 PM (PST), open to all!