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Mentee applications open for SAA's Pilot BIPOC and Accessibility & Disability Mentoring Cohorts - deadline May 21

  • 1.  Mentee applications open for SAA's Pilot BIPOC and Accessibility & Disability Mentoring Cohorts - deadline May 21

    Posted May 13, 2021 04:54 PM

    Dear colleagues, 

    SAA's Mentoring Subcommittee, which manages the Mentoring Program, is excited to share information with you about a new pilot Mentoring Cohort Program that we will be implementing in early summer. The program is intended to complement the traditional one-on-one model that SAA currently offers. The cohort model emphasizes that everyone has knowledge to share and the goal is to build a strong network of support for archivists at any stage in their careers. 

    For this initial pilot, the Subcommittee is seeking to create three cohorts that will support the following communities: Students and New Professionals, Accessibility & Disability, and BIPOC members of SAA. The SNAP cohort is currently at capacity but we are still recruiting mentee applications for the Accessibility & Disability and BIPOC cohorts. The application deadline for both cohorts has been extended to May 21st.

    Cohorts will be active for 6 months (June - November 2021). The expected average time commitment for each cohort is to meet at least once per month for at least 1-2 hours. Each of the three cohorts will consist of two Mentors and four to six Mentees and will be supported by a liaison from the Mentoring Subcommittee. 

    As always, the traditional 1-to-1 mentoring program is always accepting applications, so please feel free to sign up for this program as well! https://www2.archivists.org/membership/mentoring

    If you have any questions about this pilot program, contact the Mentoring Program Subcommittee at saamentoring@gmail.com.

    Thank you for your consideration!

    Sincerely,

    SAA Mentoring Subcommittee 



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    Lydia Tang
    Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
    LYRASIS
    East Lansing MI
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