On November 4th, I had the pleasure of attending both a mentor/mentee luncheon and a departmental Spring Fling (a whole day of not having to pay for any food, WINNING!)
One of my little assignments with SLIS 809 was to invite Dr. Lewis to the luncheon, which I had done. I also reminded her of the luncheon earlier in the week. She came to the luncheon, as well as the Spring Fling.
The luncheon was a great opportunity for me to have a discussion with Dr. Lewis as well as the other mentors that was quite informal. This was interesting as I was, for one thing, able to hear some opinions on the field and on the doctoral students from some instructors who have served as faculty longer than Dr. Lewis (who obtained her PhD very recently). I think one of the successes of holding this luncheon was that it allowed each of us PhD students to interact with the multitude of other mentors.
Of course, the other success is to show appreciation to the mentors for the work that they have put into this relationship and this pilot project.
Dr. Chuck mentioned that while he was talking to others associated with ALISE, he was told several times that people wished that this mentoring program had been facilitated at their own schools. This does make me appreciate the luxuries offered to us here at the University of South Carolina, which appears to be a school with a student-first approach, at least in this program.
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