Mentorship Program
Let us help you connect with other HSS scholars!
The HSS Mentorship Program brings together emerging and experienced scholars. The program is open to all HSS members. At the annual meeting seasoned scholars volunteer their time and attention to help newer scholars to feel at home and enjoy the meeting and to acquaint themselves with HSS members and the organization. In addition, the mentorship program provides an informal correspondence between a mentor and mentee via email.
How do I volunteer as a mentor?
Send an e-mail HSSmentorship@gmail.com. Include your name, contact information, and a description of your areas of scholarly expertise. The information you provide will be used to match you with a partner and will not be released for any other purposes.
Responsibilities of Mentor:
1. Negotiate, plan, and suggest various ways in which you can help your mentee, based on your experience and expertise. You are expected to help your partner derive the maximum benefit of a limited time-frame of HSS meetings, including discussing the conference beforehand, navigating the conference itself, and professional networking (i.e. introducing your mentee to people with congruent research interests).
2. Arrange a meeting with your partner at the HSS annual meeting as early as possible.
3. Attend the social gathering sponsored by GECC, if possible. This is a particularly well-suited venue in which to meet your mentee, as well as other young scholars and your peers.
How do I request a mentor?
Send an e-mail titled Mentee to HSSmentorship@gmail.com. Include both personal and professional information relevant to your mentorship experience such as name, contact information, affiliation, stage of studies/career, topic of dissertation/current areas of interest, hopes for mentorship experience. The information you provide is used to pair you with a seasoned scholar and will be sent to your mentor.
Responsibilities of Emerging Scholar:
1. Be proactive. Get in touch with your mentor as soon as possible. Communicate clearly. Your mentor is there to help you. Tell your mentor what kind of support would benefit you or what you most need help with or advice about. Mentors who cannot help you directly with a particular aspect of your intellectual or professional development can probably introduce you to someone who can.
2. In e-mail communication, negotiate a meeting with your mentor at HSS as early in the conference as possible.
3. Attend the social gathering sponsored by GECC at the annual meeting.
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