The Mentorship Committee is an appointed committee of this society
Composition, Appointment Term, and Leadership
The Committee is comprised of eight (8) ASCLS members.
- Four (4) members with more than 5 years’ experience in the profession and more than 5 years of ASCLS membership.
- Three (3) new professionals (members who have been in the profession for less than 5 years) and/or new ASCLS members (less than 5 years’ membership, but not a new professional)
- New professionals must qualify as a new professional at the time of appointment.
- New ASCLS members must qualify as new members at the time of appointment.
- One (1) ASCLS student member
Appointment Term and Leadership
- Committee Members: Three (3) year term; may serve two (2) terms and may not serve again until they have been off the committee for a minimum of one (1) year.
- New Professionals/New Members: Three (3) year term
- Student Member: One (1) year term
- Chair and Vice-Chair: Appointed from the members of the committee by the President-Elect with Board approval.
Duties
- Responsible for developing, and implementing the Mentorship program. This includes but is not limited to, promoting the program, recruiting participants, providing orientation to both mentors and mentees, and providing and monitoring the mentorship program content.
- Responsible for the development of mentorship resources for ASCLS members.