{"55536":{"#nid":"55536","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mentor Tech Program Begins New Cycle","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the annual performance review period completed, it is now time to start thinking ahead, making plans and setting goals for the upcoming year. If career development is on the list, then the Mentor Tech program may be worth a closer look.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.orgdev.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Organizational Development\u003C\/a\u003E, Mentor Tech matches faculty and staff who volunteer to assist junior employees with a desire to learn. The program taps into the wealth of experience and talent possessed by other successful Georgia Tech employees. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMentoring is not only a viable method for growing career skills, but also widely viewed as an important tool in the process of life long learning. As an informal advisor, mentors also receive support from the Mentor Tech staff in the form of training and reference materials.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are recruiting mentors and prot\u00e9g\u00e9s at all levels of the Institute,\u201d said Deborah Covin Wilson, director of the Mentor Tech program. \u201cMentors do not have to be a supervisor, but must have a successful track record, possess several years of experience at Georgia Tech and be willing to commit two hours a month to a prot\u00e9g\u00e9. Prospective prot\u00e9g\u00e9s should be serious about their professional development.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplications for this year\u2019s program are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mentortech.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.mentortech.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E; the deadline to apply is May 14. Applicants will be notified of their status in early June.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Organizational Development, Mentor Tech matches faculty and staff who volunteer to assist junior employees with a desire to learn. The program taps into the wealth of experience and talent possessed by other successful Georgia Tech employees.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The program taps into the wealth of experience and talent possessed by other successful Georgia Tech employees."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-05-03 09:14:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1577","name":"career"},{"id":"9235","name":"Mentor Tech"},{"id":"4372","name":"mentoring"},{"id":"4350","name":"organizational development"},{"id":"4373","name":"professional development"},{"id":"9236","name":"protege"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:deborah.wilson@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDeborah Covin Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Organizational Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-3850\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}