We picked 71 out of 232 SEED applications for the 2005-2006 terms before Sun’s 4th of
July break week.37 Established Staff were selected on 29 June and 34 Recent Hires were selected on 1 July. This is the first time in the five years of the program that over
half of the participants are working in non-US locations. I have talked with about ten
disappointed managers who called to find out what they can do to help their staff
member improve so they will be picked next time.
Today is the deadline for the Mentor Wish Lists. Each participant must formally send us
ten to fifteen names plus detailed and well-researched reasons for selecting each name.I
have returned about a quarter of the lists with a request that more detailed reasons be
provided. All 34 of the recent hire lists are already done and 32 of the Established
Staff lists are in. 5 to go. Tomorrow morning, I will start sorting through, noting
which potential mentors have asked not to be matched this time because they are too
busy, seeing how many have asked for the same potential mentors, etc. Our tally
page currently has 29 potential mentor names who have been asked for by five or
more SEED participants.
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