Agenda

Academic Staff Mentoring Committee

Friday, December 10, 2021, 9:00-10:00 am 

Microsoft Teams

 

9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome & meeting minutes volunteer

9:10 am – 9:15 am: Approve Meeting Minutes (November)

9:15 am – 9:20 am: Review committee welcome template: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/g4q8lma8t7u06kw99hhkb1w5pdk2yza3 - Once finalized send it to Lesley.

9:20 am – 9:40 am: Events Sub-Committee (Vanessa, Gretchen, Jessica, Carmen, Christy)

·         December Panel Event

o   December 16, 2021 from 11 am – 12:15 pm via zoom

o   Registration: https://go.wisc.edu/026p4f

o   Panelists: Kelly Rupp, Anu Kramer, Hayden Elza, Ashley Toy

o   Roles: host, moderators, tech support

o   Wooclap topic options:

§  Share one way you are connecting with your mentor or mentee(s).

§  Share one topic you have discussed with your mentor or mentee(s).

§  Other ideas?

o   Questions to get started:

§  Question 1: Thinking back to a previous mentoring relationship, what made it memorable?

§  Question 2: What is one thing or place you’ve learned about campus and/or campus culture that all Academic Staff should know about? 

§  Question 3: I don’t seem to be “clicking” with my mentor/mentee. We don’t have anything in common. What advice do you have for developing meaningful connections?

§  Other ideas?

o   Recording and take-aways?

o   Evaluation draft: https://go.wisc.edu/ky7o55

·         Next Event?

9:40 am – 9:50 am: Mentor-Mentee Match Sub-Committee (Brian, Justin, Gretchen, Alex)

·         Updates

·         Schedule meeting to discuss connecting people by affinity? If yes, invite Dadao?

9:50 am – 10:00 am: Resources Sub-Committee (Vanessa, Justin, Kendra)

·         Webpage

·         LinkedIn

10:00 am Adjourn

 

Next ASMC meeting: January 14

 

Future meeting topic:

 Evaluate mentor match program

·         Conduct impact assessment: https://www.raceforward.org/sites/default/files/RacialJusticeImpactAssessment_v5.pdf

·         Have a conversation with Dadao Hou, dadao.hou@wisc.edu, our university affirmative action officer, about ways in which you could incorporate that into your process in a meaningful way.

·         Possible changes:

o   Collect identifying information in surveys (Ex. “Occassionally we get requests for mentors of color. Would you like to self identify?”)

 

ASMC Members:

Christy Lowney (thru 6/2022) - Chair

Brian Asen (thru 6/2022)

Jessica Swenson (thru 6/2022)

Carmen Juniper Neimeko (thru 6/2023)

Justin Sena (thru 6/2023)

Alex Stark (thru 6/2023)

Gretchen Anding (thru 6/2024)

Kendra Gurnee (thru 6/2024) 

Vanessa Taulbee (thru 6/2024)