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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>The deadline to become mentors of the<u> </u></b><b><u>Mentor Advocate Program</u></b><b> (MAP)</b> <b>is fast approaching (Wednesday </b><b>August
1st 2018</b><b>). </b> <b>The MAP program is</b> <b>a</b><b> volunteer program</b><b> designed to complement the current advisor system by </b><b>helping first-year students to build relationships with staff, faculty, graduate students, and post-docs</b><b>;
to monitor their academic performance and personal well-being; to offer encouragement; and to provide a proactive support network.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>This program is great way for the postdoc community to give back by </b><b>volunteering their time as mentors.</b><b> It is also a great </b><b>opportunity
for postdocs interested in teaching careers to get to know the perspectives of minority students.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>More information about the program is available on the MIT office of Minority Education website.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><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></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>Program details:</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>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.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Postdocs who are interested in becoming a mentor may</b><b> apply <a href="https://ome.mit.edu/who-ome/map-mentor-application-2018-2019">here</a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><a href="https://ome.mit.edu/who-ome/map-mentor-application-2018-2019" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">https://ome.mit.edu/who-ome/map-mentor-application-2018-2019</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Thank you.</p>
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