| ASCE Section and Branch Mentoring Programs facilitate the growth of engineers in all stages of their career locally. By sharing experiences, insights and ideas, both mentors and protégés develop a learning relationship that accelerates professional development.
Benefits of Mentoring Programs for Section/Branches
Participating Section/Branch Mentoring Programs
Tips for Launching a Program of Your Own
Testimonials from Mentors and Protégés
Grants for Mentoring Programs
Contact for More Information
Benefits of Mentoring Programs for Section/Branches
Why start a Section or Branch Mentoring Program? Because Mentoring Makes Good Sense …
- Increase activity in your current membership and retain members
- Recruit new members
- Cultivate leaders to serve your Section/Branch long into the future
- Create opportunities to engage younger and student members in your local meetings and activities
- Encourage mutual learning opportunities, networking, and exchange of information
- Increase opportunities for members to receive honest feedback in a safe environment that will boost member careers
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Participating Section/Branch Mentoring Programs
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Tips for Launching a Program of Your Own
Add Mentoring to your list of offerings in your Section or Branch. Here are some tips to get your program started:
- Designate a local mentoring program “champion” to coordinate and promote the mentoring opportunities to Section/Branch members and potential members
- Develop a Mentoring Committee to build the program
- Solicit the support and involvement of the Section/Branch Board
- Ask interested mentors and protégés to make at least a one year commitment to the program
- Allocate a one-year financial commitment of approximately $3,000-$5,000 to build, promote and support the program
- Implement mentoring training programs for both mentors and protégés
- Explore Section and Branch sample documents: protégé/mentor application, workshop agenda, and workshop notebook table of contents.
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Testimonials from Mentors and Protégés
Testimonials from Mentoring Pilot Programs
“Mentoring is a powerful tool in an individual’s own personal and professional development. This program was designed for those who want to be mentors, as well as those who seek mentors, matching individuals with common interest and expertise. This program fulfilled a need in the San Diego Section and created an environment to accelerate a younger member’s professional development by tapping into the deep pool of expertise and talents within ASCE.”
– Jennifer Chen, P.E, M.ASCE, PBS&J, San Diego, CA
Mentoring Program Champion
“Having a mentoring relationship is helping me develop a clear understanding of the various roles of civil engineers, providing insight from the management perspective and allowing me to effectively plan the future of my engineering career.”
– Nancy Hanna, EIT, A.M.ASCE, Civil Engineering Designer, Riverside, CA
“As a mentor, protégés can get to know you on their own terms and realize they can trust you. Allowing them to just bounce ideas, emotions and opinions off you takes a great load off their minds.” – Jeffrey C. Heden, P.E. M.ASCE, President, J.C. Heden and Associates, Inc. Water, Wastewater and Hydraulics, San Diego, CA
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Grants for Mentoring Programs
Grant money is available through the ASCE Committee on Career Development to help with the development of your local Section/Branch mentoring program. Please complete the application for review and approval.
Grant Application Form
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Contact for More Information
For more information about developing an ASCE Section/Branch Mentoring Program, contact:
Melissa Prelewicz, P.E., M.ASCE
Professional Practice Department
1-800-548-2723, ext. 6341 or 703-295-6341
Email: professional@asce.org
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