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Friday, June 20, 2008 Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century By tutormentor2 @ 8:26 PM :: 269 Views :: 0 Comments :: Conferences and Training Opportunities   Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century Bringing Best Practices and Research to Higher Education 2008 Conference - October 22-24 in Albuquerque, NM http://mentor.unm.edu/conference We cordially invite you and your colleagues to attend, participate in, and possibly present at the first annual University of New Mexico Mentoring Conference, October 22-24, 2008, in Albuquerque, NM. The conference theme is Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century: Bringing Best Practices and Research to Higher Education. The keynote speaker will be Dr. W. Brad Johnson, author of notable books and articles on mentoring. Research and experiential submissions are sought which explore effective mentoring strategies and best practices and are oriented toward stirring discussion and strengthening the broad higher education mentoring community of practice. Given the theme of the conference, we would especially like to hear about your experiences and/or research in the area of mentoring in higher education through presentations, posters, or leading of round table discussions. We intend for the conference to be energized with meaningful discussions around theories and practice, that will inform and enrich practices at the host institution and all those represented by attendees and speakers. In order to give more time to presenters and discussion leaders, The Mentoring Institute at The University of New Mexico has EXTENDED THE CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE TO JUNE 30th! Please submit a 250 to 500 word abstract by June 30, 2008, using this link: http://mentor.unm.edu/confsubmit.html Accepted presenters will be notified by July 15th, 2008; complete papers (for presentations) are requested by August 31, 2008, for inclusion in the abstracts. We look forward to this opportunity for interaction and engagement with mentoring researchers and practitioners. Please help us extend this invitation to others who might be interested in and researching mentoring, through campus or organizational listservs. Thank you for your support of expanding the best practices of mentoring here and globally.

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