The mentor matching cycle for the PreSEED pilot program participants
started a week ago, on 19 February. 13 are matched so far, with 6 additional
potential Mentors having responded that they are considering it. 13 or 45% matched
during the first week is about the same rate of progress that I usually see in
a regular SEED worldwide Engineering term, so PreSEED is doing well.
So far, we have mentors matched from Bangalore (India), Broomfield (CO USA),
Brush Prairie (WA USA), Burlington (MA USA), Ft. Lauderdale (FL USA), Itasca (IL USA),
and Menlo Park (CA USA).
PreSEED has a number of differences from a regular SEED worldwide Engineering term.
Two PreSEED special requirements are: Mentors must talk with the Mentee’s Manager before
starting to work with the Mentee; a two hour mentoring partnership facilitation session
is required (for PreSEED Mentor and Mentee). I have been sending reminders to the
Mentors to meet with the Managers. It looks like those talks are happening.
PreSEED is a pilot of the SEED worldwide Engineering mentoring program.
More information on SEED is available at
http://research.sun.com/SEED/
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