Speed Dating Style Mentoring Session

Students/New Professionals Session
Session ID#: 
140
Date: 
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Session Location: 
Salons 13/14
Session Type: Special

About the Session

Mentoring Session Speed Dating Style
Presented by: Alicia Marie Gaede, Sterling Wall, Cuiting Li, Amanda Powers

Abstracts

Mentoring Session Speed Dating Style

Presented by: Alicia Marie Gaede, Sterling Wall, Cuiting Li, Amanda Powers

Networking with peers and mentoring with other professionals in one's field of interest are invaluable experiences. While meaningful connections have been known to occur by chance, a growing number of people are increasing the odds of making those connections by using a Speed Dating style format for a variety of purposes, including mentoring. Odds of success are further increased when these sessions have a theme. Undergraduate participants in this speed dating style mentoring session will have the opportunity to network with peers around the nation, as well as professionals from a variety of settings in the field of family sciences.