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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline to become mentors of the<u>
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<b>is fast approaching (Wednesday </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">August 1st 2018</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">). </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
<b>The MAP program is</b> <b>a</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red"> volunteer program</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> designed to complement the current
advisor system by </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">helping first-year students to build relationships with staff, faculty, graduate students, and post-docs</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">;
to monitor their academic performance and personal well-being; to offer encouragement; and to provide a proactive support network.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">This program is great way for the postdoc community to give back by
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">volunteering their time as mentors.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> It is also a great
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">opportunity for postdocs interested in teaching careers to get to know the perspectives of minority students.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">More information about the program is available on the MIT office of Minority Education website.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://ome.mit.edu/programs-services/mentor-advocate-partnership-map" target="_blank">http://ome.mit.edu/programs-services/mentor-advocate-partnership-map</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Program details:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">During the freshmen year, protégés attend a kick-off event to become orientated with MAP, meet the potential mentors for the first time, and learn how to make
the most of the mentoring relationship. Mentors and protégés attend two to three MAP events and meet informally at least three times per semester. Together, they create goals for the relationship and create a schedule of when to meet and how to best communicate.
Protégés also engage in a number of assessments to guide them in a discussion of potential majors and careers. MAP program staff check-in with the protégés and mentors throughout the academic year to monitor and support the relationship.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Postdocs who are interested in becoming a mentor</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> may apply
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">https://ome.mit.edu/who-ome/map-mentor-application-2018-2019</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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