Since 9 July, we have been in the SEED 2008-2009 Mentor Matching Cycle.
That is, the 84 Engineering mentoring program Participants (Mentees)
have created and prioritized their 15-name Mentor Wish Lists and I am
in the process of sequentially contacting
the highest priority potentially available mentor for each of them.
In this first 20 days (just short of 3 weeks), 74 or 88% have been matched so
far. There are two terms being matched at the same time:
- September 2008 – September 2009 Recent Hire Term
which already has 21 out of 23 matched - September 2008 – March 2009 Established Staff Term
which already has 53 out of 61 matched
This matching cycle is slightly ahead of where we expect it to be. Last year, we
took the average of four term matching cycles over their first three weeks. Not all
SEED terms have the same number of participants and some offer special challenges
(like having all participants working outside of the US). Nonetheless, here is
a comparison of that 2007 average against the current 2008-2009 term:
| Term | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
| 2007 Average Term | 29 matched, 48% | 46 matched, 75% | 49 matched, 81% |
| Two 2008-2009 Terms | 38 matched, 45% | 65 matched, 77% | projected 76 matched, 90% |
More information on the SEED worldwide Engineering mentoring program
is available at
http://research.sun.com/SEED/
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