{"592694":{"#nid":"592694","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GoSTEM Provides Unique Mentorship Experience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESometimes it is homework help, college preparation, or career and life counseling that brings students into mentorship circles. For undergraduate student Juan Turcios, the idea of mentoring has resonated with him even before he enrolled at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the suggestion of his physics teacher, Turcios joined the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gostem.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGoSTEM\u003C\/a\u003E cohort as a junior at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.meadowcreekhigh.org\/\u0022\u003EMeadowcreek High School\u003C\/a\u003E. GoSTEM, a collaborative initiative spearheaded by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (CEISMC), focuses on expanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education resources for the Latino community at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us\/gcps\/home\/public\u0022\u003EGwinnett County Public School District\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough GoSTEM, Turcios received a mentor who encouraged him to work hard in his classes and aim to enroll in college after graduating high school. \u0026ldquo;Growing up, I didn\u0026rsquo;t have long-term goals,\u0026rdquo; he said, \u0026ldquo;but my mentor walked me through my college and scholarship applications.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETurcios kept pace with his studies, ultimately replacing his time on the soccer field with time in the library. His hard work paid off, and he enrolled in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kennesaw.edu\/\u0022\u003EKennesaw State University\u003C\/a\u003E in 2013 before transferring to Georgia Tech in 2016. And with the transition from high school to college, the transition from mentee to mentor became his next step. To date, Turcios has tutored over fifteen middle and high school students as a GoSTEM mentee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the whole process, he has worked with students with talent, intelligence, and stellar grades. However, a lack of ambition or motivation can keep even the best of students from reaching their potential. \u0026ldquo;Some students have the grades but have no drive. Others do not know how to use their tools,\u0026rdquo; Turcios said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, he hopes that providing high school students with mentors will provide a breadth of reality to accessing higher education and a range of career options. \u0026ldquo;If students see someone they can relate to perform well in classes and go the extra mile, maybe they will believe that they can too,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about the most difficult aspects of mentoring, he mentions of times when a lack of documentation drives a student away from desiring a higher education. But these situations do not stop him from trying to provide the best advice and help he can give. Turcios believes that mentors are more than marathon members who pass the baton. Rather, he hopes that the students he has mentored will surpass his achievements, which are many.\u0026nbsp; He is a currently a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gt-shpe.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E (SHPE). He had previously served as secretary for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.shpe.org\/\u0022\u003ESHPE\u003C\/a\u003E chapter at Kennesaw State.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking forward to the summer, Turcios\u0026rsquo; future plans include an internship at Carrier Transicold in Athens, Georgia. This will be his third internship with the company, where he will focus on product engineering. Even though he does not plan on graduating until next year, he already has set his sights on furthering his education by pursuing an MBA or Masters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs he advances in his career path, Turcios states that he still has mentors who encourage him and provide him advice. Developing these relationships while continuing to coach his students has allowed him to be on both sides of unique relationships that can last a lifetime.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy Sabiha Runa - CEISMC Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTranslated by Marc de Cea Falco and Analia Rao\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"As both a mentor and a mentee, Georgia Tech undergraduate takes perspective on career goals and education ambition"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe GoSTEM program provides a unique mentorship experience for Gwinnett County Public students. Georgia Tech senior and mechanical engineering student Juan Turcios has experienced both sides of this unique relationship: as a mentee and a mentor. His participation as a mentee led him to pursue higher education at Georgia Tech while his work as a mentor has focused on pushing students to stay motivated in school despite the challenges they face.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech undergraduate recounts his experience working with the CEISMC program GoSTEM."}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2017-06-14 13:58:53","changed_gmt":"2017-06-22 13:06:34","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"592696":{"id":"592696","type":"image","title":"Juan Turcios","body":null,"created":"1497448964","gmt_created":"2017-06-14 14:02:44","changed":"1497448964","gmt_changed":"2017-06-14 14:02:44","alt":"Undergraduate Student Juan Turcios","file":{"fid":"225907","name":"Jaun.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jaun.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jaun.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39284,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jaun.jpg?itok=aFE2BTFa"}}},"media_ids":["592696"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gostem.gatech.edu","title":"GoSTEM "}],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"257071","name":"GoStem English"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"72031","name":"GoSTEM"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"6522","name":"CoS"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiley (\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDyla\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E) Hernandez, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Research Scientist\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, GA \u0026nbsp;30332-0282\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nphone: \u0026nbsp;404-385-2424\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gostem.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gostem.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["diley.hernandez@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}