<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-03/05-matter-of-mentorship.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>02/03/2026 04:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>A Matter of Mentorship!</title><sub-title/><description>The recent 2026 STEMM Mentorship Symposium convened leaders, researchers, educators, and trainees from across the country at Downstate to advance effective and inclusive mentorship across STEMM disciplines. Designed as a space to rethink mentorship approaches and forge new pathways forward amid significant changes over the past year, the symposium exceeded expectations in both scope and impact.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-03/_images/stemm-7.jpg" alt="group photo"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-03/05-matter-of-mentorship.xml</loc><categories/></item>