The MAGIC mentoring program
for middle and high school girls is getting ready for its pilot
program at The Girls’ Middle School
(GMS) in Mountain View, CA. We on the
MAGIC core team have spent the summer identifying, interviewing, and checking
out senior technical women from Sun, Google, Intel, and other companies as potential
mentors. We have also written FAQs, guides, process flows, and other supporting
documents. See how to apply on
http://www.getmagic.org/mentor.html.
MAGICMentor Criteria
- Must be a woman with a career (past or present) in technology.
- Must pledge a time commitment of 6-9 months, 5-10 hours/month.
- Must provide a professional profile, including the number of years
of professional experience. - Must consent to participate in a comprehensive background check.
- Must go through an application process, including a phone interview.
- Must complete initial orientation/training.
MAGICMentee Criteria
- Must be a middle or high school girl, interested in technology.
- Must furnish written parental consent.
- If accepted, parents must sign a waiver and release of liability form.
MAGIC will be presenting a birds of a feather (BOF) Friday session at
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
Computing (Keystone Resort, Colorado: October 1-4, 2008).
You can read up on the history of MAGIC on my blog:
Women of Vision Videos 2005-2008 July 24, 2008- MAGIC in Newsweek
June 15, 2008
Sun at Hopper 2008 May 27, 2008
MAGIC at Girls’ Middle School May 21, 2008
Women of Vision Event May 09, 2008
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