Mentorship in Action: Nicole Garcia and Dr. Earl Huff Jr's Story

Описание: In this mentorship conversation, Nicole Garcia, Student Fellow at the Center, and Dr. Earl Huff Jr., Faculty Cadre Member, reflect on what mentorship has meant to them.
From engineering to computing education, they discuss learning across disciplines, exploring accessibility research together, and turning data from the Campus Accessibility Measure and Faculty Accessibility Measure into real-world applications in STEM classrooms.
Their conversation shows how mentorship becomes a two-way exchange shaped by lived experience, research, and real classroom questions.

Topics covered:
0:03 – Title slide and Background Music (BGM)
0:04 – Introduction
0:58 – Joining the Center
2:14 – Mentorship Across Disciplines
5:37 – Understanding Accessibility Research
8:41 – Accessibility in Practice: STEM & Programming
10:32 – Building the “Expanding Disability Status in STEM” Campus Accessibility Spotlight
12:45 – Looking Ahead & Reflections
13:57 – Learn More and BGM
14:01 – Follow Us and BGM
14:05 – Legal Disclaimer and BGM

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