Mentoring/Alumni relations
DeAnne Dotson
akadeanne@nc.rr.com
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 12:09:37 -0600
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Colin,
Simply put, if you don't like the idea, don't do it.
No one will be forcing any sort of relationship or time commitment on =
anybody. At best it will give some students a contact outside the =
bubble of S&M, and at worst, not used. Perhaps you never experienced =
any problems with RAs or Admin or teachers while you were there, but I =
sure did, as did a number of my classmates. I would have loved an =
experienced ear to bounce my concerns off of. Add to that somebody to =
come by and take me out to lunch... what a deal!!!!
Basically I think what we are trying to do is help out the students =
directly (instead of blindly throwing money at the school). It will =
also give us Alumni some current contact with the school and lots of =
warm fuzzy feelings to brag about to our friends. (Just picture it: =
Oppressive, blue haired Auntie Alumni pinching the cherub cheeks of her =
very own quaky-kneed, bespeckled S&Mer.)
=20
While the details have not been ironed out, I am certain it will be =
OPTIONAL with varying levels of participation available for both sides. =
I appreciate you thoughts on the subject. As a very recent graduate, =
you must have some ideas as to what us Alumns can do to help out the =
current students. I'd love to hear them.=20
DeAnne '86
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Colin Dietch=20
To: alumni@ncssm.net=20
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 2:21 AM
Subject: Mentoring/Alumni relations
I believe that any program, regardless of the zeal with which it is =
promoted, will be met with apathy and a few sneering remarks at the =
receiving end... =20
And one must remember how extraordinarily busy science and mathers =
tend to be...
It is wonderful that NCSSM has such an active Alumni community...=20
While I look forward to meeting future graduates...
So pardon my negativity...
- Colin Dietch '01
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Colin,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Simply put, if you don't like the idea, =
don't do=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No one will be forcing any sort of =
relationship or=20
time commitment on anybody. At best it will give some students a =
contact=20
outside the bubble of S&M, and at worst, not used. Perhaps you =
never=20
experienced any problems with RAs or Admin or teachers while you were =
there, but=20
I sure did, as did a number of my classmates. I would have loved =
an=20
experienced ear to bounce my concerns off of. Add to that somebody =
to come=20
by and take me out to lunch... what a deal!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Basically I think what we are trying to =
do is help=20
out the students directly (instead of blindly throwing money =
at the=20
school). It will also give us Alumni some current contact with the =
school=20
and lots of warm fuzzy feelings to brag about to our friends. =
(Just=20
picture it: Oppressive, blue haired Auntie =
Alumni pinching the=20
cherub cheeks of her very own quaky-kneed, bespeckled=20
S&Mer.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While the details have not been ironed =
out, I am=20
certain it will be OPTIONAL with varying levels of participation =
available=20
for both sides. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I appreciate you thoughts on the =
subject. As=20
a very recent graduate, you must have some ideas as to what =
us Alumns=20
can do to help out the current students. I'd love to =
hear=20
them. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>DeAnne=20
'86</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcdietch@udel.edu href=3D"mailto:cdietch@udel.edu">Colin =
Dietch</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dalumni@ncssm.net =
href=3D"mailto:alumni@ncssm.net">alumni@ncssm.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 05, =
2002 2:21=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mentoring/Alumni =
relations</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I believe that any program, regardless of the zeal with which it =
is=20
promoted, will be met with apathy and a few sneering remarks at the =
receiving=20
end... </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And one must remember how extraordinarily busy science and =
mathers tend=20
to be...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>It is wonderful that NCSSM has such an active Alumni community... =
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>While I look forward to meeting future graduates...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>So pardon my negativity...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> - Colin Dietch '01</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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