The newly formed AASE Mentoring and Continuity Committee provides new ASP members (one to three years) an opportunity to develop a professional relationship with an experienced ASP professional for an academic year. The Committee is currently looking for enthusiastic mentors for the 2016-2017 academic year. Some of the ways that mentors can assist new colleagues is to offer professional guidance and support, help develop an ASP or bar-related course, provide feedback on scholarly works, identify professional development opportunities, and assist the mentee with overall career growth.
In addition, during the annual AASE conference at CUNY in May 2016, the Committee will be matching interested ASP mentors with first time attendees. If you are willing to mentor a first-time attendee at the conference, please e-mail Elizabeth Bloom, Chair of the Mentoring and Continuity Committee at EBloom@nesl.edu.
If you are a first-time ASP attendee, the registration form asks if you are interested in a having an assigned mentor. Please check the “yes” box, and we will happily match you with a seasoned ASP mentor for the entire conference. Mentors will assist you with selecting appropriate sessions during the conference, introduce you to other ASP professionals, and answer questions that you might have about ASP in general.
We look forward to discussing the Mentoring and Continuity Committee’s future strategies at the May 2016 conference.
