Welcome to the 2014 Student Orientation!

Major Financial Support for 2014 ASE provided by:

J.F.R. Foundation

Additional Support for 2014 ASE provided by:

And by many other mentor organizations and individual contributions.

“I now have real world job experience that I couldn’t obtain from a class or school. I have met a lot of people in the field and my ability to draw conclusions has increased.” - ASE Intern

“He was more productive than many of the graduate students I have had in the past. It was a pleasure working with him. I learned quite a bit as a result of his research…” -PSU mentor

• What is ASE: An Overview • Participants: What we expect• Interns: Making ASE Work for You• Activity 1: Goal Setting• Activity 2: Problem Solving

• Q&A

Orientation Agenda

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The ASE Program is part of Saturday Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Saturday Academy’s Mission:To engage motivated young people in hands-on, in-depth learning and problem solving by connecting them with community experts who serve as instructors and mentors

• Started in 1989 • Over 3,600 interns • 135 interns in 2014• 108 mentors in 43

organizations

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25 Years of ASE!

Participants: What we expect

Your ASE Support Team

MentorTeacher Monitor

Intern

ASE Staff

Expectations of Interns• 8 weeks “full-time” schedule• Complete 296 hours by Aug. 31• Follow all workplace policies • Behave professionally• Inform mentor of any problems or

issues and work together to resolve

Expectations of Interns• Clarify expectations and goals• Learn the subject matter, ask

questions, keep a log

• Participate fully in required program activities: Midsummer Conference & Symposium

• Cooperate with Teacher Monitors

• Write Thank You Notes and Summaries

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Expectations of Mentors• Provide a safe and

adequate work space• Give clear expectations

and provide feedback• Host parents for one site

visit if requested• Provide pre-professional

experience

Expectations of Teacher Monitors • Provide support to student - program

logistics, transportation assistance• Conduct 2 site visits and interviews with

interns and mentors (Teacher Monitor will contact you to schedule visits)

• Available if issues arise• Serve as resource to interns, mentors,

and ASE staff • Assist with events, like this Orientation

and conferences

Support from ASE Staff • First point of contact in event of an emergency• Available if concerns or questions arise• Provide conferences, documentation to schools• Manage stipend payments and liability insurance

Our goal is SUCCESS - for you, your student, and your organization!

Expectations of Parents/Guardians

• Encourage student to fully participate• Facilitate learning experience• Provide housing and safe transportation• Provide health insurance• Reinforce professional behavior• May request one site visit

How ASE will contact youASE will rely on EMAIL to communicate with

participants. Please check your email often and notify us immediately if your contact information changes!

Interns: Making ASE Work for You

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Preparation• Forms• Reading Materials• Parent Visit• Register for science fairs• Expectations

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ACTIVITY – Summer Goals1. Use the sheet provided to write down at least one

HOPE, FEAR, EXPECTATION2. Later, think about how you might share this with

your mentor.

Stipends• Not an hourly wage – for

educational experiencewith the internship

• Two payments – end of July and beginning of September

• Taxes are your responsibility (we don’t issue W-2’s)

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• Regard your internship as a real “job” not just an extension of your high school education.

• Trade:– Your time and energy (attributes you possess) – For knowledge and additional technical skills

(attributes that you might lack).

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Approaching your Internship

Your First Two Weeks• Listen and observe• Plan for enough: – travel time– Sleep– lunch

• Be friendly, open and inquisitive

• Make sure that you understand the big picture!

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Middle of Your Internship

• Be your own best advocate• Communicate expectations• Keep a log of activities

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Middle of Your Internship

• Offer solutions if problems arise• Be realistic• Make yourself invaluable

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Middle of Your Internship

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ACTIVITY – Problem Solving1. You will be assigned a scenario2. Think about the problem3. With a partner, identify a solution to your problem

Problem Solving1: You have a project with a deadline in three weeks and you just realized that there is a big problem in your data. 2: One of your co-workers tends to stop by frequently during the day and chat for at least 15 minutes each time, usually about their personal life.3: You are working on a project together with 4 people and the deadline is coming up. One of the people on your team is procrastinating and doesn’t have their portion of the project done.

What do you do?

Midsummer Conference• July 15, 2014, OSU• Interns only

Symposium• August 15, 2014,

University of Portland• Interns, Mentors,

Families, Community Members

Conferences

End of your Internship• Summaries• Thank you letters• School credit• Certificate of Completion• Science fairs• Networking & keeping in

touch

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Networking • Learn about it• Ask your mentor• Get LinkedIn

Questions?

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Have a great summer!