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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On behalf of the Mentoring Subcommittee of the ALCTS Leadership Development Committee, we invite you to participate in the
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/01/alcts-kicks-second-year-mentoring-program">
second year</a> of the ALCTS Mentoring Program. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">As an ALCTS member, you have the opportunity to participate as either a mentor, a mentee, or both.
</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The ALCTS Mentoring Program aims to develop strong leadership in areas of librarianship covered by ALCTS; support members in developing their professional skills; cultivate leadership and involvement in
ALCTS; provide networking opportunities, and expand members’ professional learning circles.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To apply for the 2018-2019 cohort, please see the links below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ2CFisaEsOhVax-3d3bjSLEZI8CXyPsXw7NEYXemDyEbdbA/viewform">Mentee application</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXNbg8P2FSK02pgLXiNOf5ocrlymtFDX3eone5H4u_JGkaOQ/viewform">Mentor application</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The application deadline for the 2018-2019 cohort of mentors and mentees is March 2, 2018, with the mentor and mentee pairing process completed by May 14, 2018. The
actual mentoring program for the first cohort begins June 1, 2018 and ends April 30, 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please visit the
<a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/howto/mentor">ALCTS Mentoring Program</a> website for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have any questions about this program or the application process, please contact Regina Gong, Chair of the ALCTS Mentoring Subcommittee
at </span><a href="mailto:gongr1@lcc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">gongr1@lcc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you and we look forward to receiving your applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Regina, Chair, ALCTS Mentoring Subcommittee
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Regina Gong, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Open Educational Resources (OER) Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Manager of Technical Services and Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Lansing Community College Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">517-483-1663 |
</span><a href="lcc.edu/library"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">lcc.edu/library</span></a><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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