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Dear colleagues,
Just a friendly reminder about tomorrow's deadline (September 8, 2023) to apply to participate as a mentor or mentee in the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program.
We are especially seeking some additional folks interested in serving as mentors this year. We welcome applications from folks working in a wide range of academic library and instructional contexts.
Serving as a mentor is a great way to get to know a new colleague, share your professional library instruction experience, expand your own perspectives, and more. Mentoring is also a meaningful way to contribute to our field in ways other than committee work.
More details and links are below. Please let me know if you have questions.
To apply…
If you have questions about the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program, please contact the Committee Chair, Edward Gloor (elgloor@uh.edu), or visit the IS Mentoring Program site for more information.
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Do you want to share your professional library instruction experience?
Do you want to build a relationship with a new colleague?
Do you want to learn about the teaching and learning strategies colleagues are using?
Do you feel you need to develop your library instruction skills, methods, and resources more fully?
Then consider becoming a mentor or mentee in the 2023/24 ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!
The purpose of the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program is to contribute to the professional development of academic librarians who teach information literacy by pairing librarians experienced in teaching with librarians and graduate students new to instruction or to the Instruction Section. This program creates a forum for learning opportunities, networking, and the exchange of ideas about instruction and information literacy between paired mentors and mentees.
- The program lasts from October 2023 to June 2024.
- Conference attendance is not required. In fact, all of the mentoring takes place through virtual communication such as email or video conference.
- Mentors should have a passion for instruction and experience in this field. Serving as a mentor is also a meaningful way to contribute to our field in ways other than committee work.
- Mentees should be librarians or graduate students seeking to improve their instruction skills and knowledge.
- We welcome applications from mentors and mentees working in academic libraries in some instructional capacity.
- Mentors and mentees should expect to have monthly conversations with each other. Additional opportunities for synchronous and asynchronous networking and idea sharing will also be available.
To apply…
If you have questions about the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program, please contact the Committee Chair, Edward Gloor (elgloor@uh.edu" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s" rel="noopener">elgloor@uh.edu), or visit the IS Mentoring Program site for more information.
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Megan Fitzgibbons
Instructional Services Coordinator
Concordia University Library
She/Her/Hers
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