Dear EXITO Community,  We hope you are all safe and healthy in this new year. The first few weeks of 2021 have been challenging, but we at EXITO are looking forward to the amazing things that will unfold for all this year! January has traditionally been a month when BUILD EXITO recruits for its newest cohort. As some of you may know, this year we are actually running three simultaneous applications that offer opportunities for prospective, current, and eligible alumni Scholars (details below)! In addition, January is also National Mentoring Month! Whether you're a faculty, staff, Graduate Research Assistant, Enrichment Specialist, or Peer Mentor - the BUILD EXITO Team wants to extend a HUGE thank you for all the hard work you do. Although this year has had many obstacles, you have all adapted and done so much for our Scholars across all BUILD EXITO sites. For that, we thank you! To current Scholars and Alumni, if you have the time to spare please send a kind message to your mentors on Thank Your Mentor Day, January 29th! Best, The BUILD EXITO Team

Cohort 7 New Scholar Recruitment We are recruiting our Seventh Cohort of students! Can you believe it?! and WE NEED YOUR HELP! The application for new Scholars has opened and will close on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 12:00pm (Pacific Time). How can you help? Share the Recruitment Flyer Share the Scholar Application Google Site with your friends, family, and peers! Share the Class Talk Video

Share the Flyer Share the Scholar Application Google Site

Cohort 6 Trainee Application We will be opening applications for Phase 2 Trainee Scholars on March 1st. If you are a current first-year scholar, check out the Trainee Application Google Site! While the application is not open yet, you can view the application components and get a jump start on essay responses!

Visit the Trainee Application Google Site

Apply for EXITO PLUS! For eligible EXITO Alumni and Graduating Trainees EXITO PLUS (Pathway Leading to Uninterrupted Success) is a funding opportunity from the Genentech Foundation to support EXITO Scholars & Alumni impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The EXITO PLUS program is available to PSU BUILD EXITO trainees who have already completed EXITO and current trainees who will complete their BUILD research placement in Winter 2021 or Spring 2021. As per funder instructions, PLUS funding is available for EXITO Scholars and alumni at PSU who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Have questions? Check out the EXITO PLUS Google Site! Or send us an email exito@pdx.edu.

Visit the EXITO PLUS Google Site

Our Mentors WOW: Words of Wisdom from the mentors of the Diversity Program Consortium One of the Diversity Program Consortium’s (DPC) goals is to elevate the future generation of scientists and researchers, and this is only made possible with the passion and dedication of the current generation. Faculty mentors play a critical role in the mission to reach inclusive excellence in the biomedical research workforce, and they inspire this vision everyday. Read mentors’ words of wisdom on mentorship below.

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Upcoming Research Opportunities: 2021 Equity Research Program - Applications due on January 25, 2021 at 5pm Pacific Time Stanford Center for Asian Healthcare Research & Education (CARE), Summer Research Immersion 2021 - Application due February 5, 2021 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program - Application due February 12, 2021 2021 Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars - Applications due February 15, 2021 Data Science Public Good Young Scholars Program - Applications due February 15, 2021 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) REU Summer Virtual Internships - Applications due February 15, 2021 Vanderbilt University NSF REU program in Nanoscience and engineering - Applications due February 15, 2021

Upcoming Events: STEM Experiences and Transfer Advice: Clackamas CC Alumni Panel January 27, 2021 from 5:00pm-6:00pm Former CCC students who have transferred to Portland State or Oregon State Universities will share their STEM transfer experiences and insights with current students. The panel will include individuals at various stages of completing their bachelor’s degrees, with a spotlight on the BUILD EXITO transition program. A brief informational session will be held after the panel concludes for students interested in applying to join next year’s EXITO cohort at Clackamas Community College. Cherokee Nation Pre-Admissions Medical School Workshop Application deadline February 13 The Native American Pre-Admissions Workshop is held virtually by the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Chapter of ANAMS, the Association of Native American Medical Students. It is designed to provide Native American pre-med students with the knowledge they need to be successful medical school applicants. Workshop takes place on February 27, 2021. Apply at: okla.st/napa-workshop Science Cafe Speakers Series 2021: Coronavirus Conversations Thursdays from February 4-25, 2021 from 6-7pm PST Check out this series of talks hosted by the Oregon National Primate Research Center. The topic is coronavirus!

Just a friendly, feel check out our Opportunities and Events page. If you know of any upcoming events and/or opportunities you think the EXITO Community should know please send us an email, exito@pdx.edu. Thank You!

Additional Opportunities and Events

Just a friendly reminder, Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) and National Research Mentoring Networking (NRMN) are part of the EXITO experience for Scholars and Alumni! These programs are full of resources and opportunities.

DPC Resource List For Scholars at PSU, check out the various resources on campus below: Student Life Resources PSU Food Pantry Women Resource Center Services for Students with Children Cultural Resource Center Queer Resource Center Campus Rec Financial Wellness Center SHAC Counseling Services

Visit NRMN Website For non-PSU campuses, review your college/university resource centers and mentors to learn what support is available. Portland Community College Clackamas Community College Clark College University of Alaska Anchorage University of Guam American Samoa Community College

HAVE CONTENT TO SHARE? If you have a story, event, or opportunity you are interested in sharing with the EXITO community, contact us! Email exito@pdx.edu.

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