Mentoring Makes MAGIC forMentoring Makes MAGIC forMiddle and High School GirlsMiddle and High School Girls

Ira PramanickIra PramanickRobin WilenskyRobin Wilensky

Meenakshi KaulMeenakshi Kaul--BasuBasuSue YoungSue YoungFoz SaeedFoz Saeed

Sun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems

Birds of a Feather SessionGrace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

OutlineOutline

IntroductionIntroductionChallengesChallengesImplementationImplementationResourcesResourcesPublicityPublicityNext StepsNext Steps

MAGIC MAGIC More Active Girls In ComputingMore Active Girls In Computing

VisionVision

To be a world class resource for To be a world class resource for guiding and assisting young guiding and assisting young

women aspiring to a career in women aspiring to a career in Information TechnologyInformation Technology

MAGIC Goals MAGIC Goals

Goals at GHCGoals at GHC–– To officially kick off MAGICTo officially kick off MAGIC–– To recruit 10 mentors To recruit 10 mentors –– To obtain10 mentee leadsTo obtain10 mentee leads–– To recruit management & legal help for MAGICTo recruit management & legal help for MAGIC

Goals for CY 2008Goals for CY 2008–– To recruit at least 30 mentors & 30 To recruit at least 30 mentors & 30 menteesmentees–– To reach out to at least ten middle orTo reach out to at least ten middle or

high schoolshigh schools

Challenges of Setting up Challenges of Setting up MAGICMAGIC

Funding & sponsorshipFunding & sponsorshipManagement & ownershipManagement & ownershipRecruiting Recruiting –– mentors & mentors & menteesmenteesPublicity to reach the target Publicity to reach the target –– menteesmenteesRisksRisks–– Internet & remote operationsInternet & remote operations–– SubSub--optimal performance & failureoptimal performance & failure–– Time commitmentTime commitment

Organizational growthOrganizational growth

Implementation of MAGICImplementation of MAGIC

Develop secure registration process for mentors Develop secure registration process for mentors & & menteesmenteesDevelop training program for mentorsDevelop training program for mentorsSupport/infrastructure of every mentorSupport/infrastructure of every mentor--mentee mentee relationshiprelationship–– Matching mentors with Matching mentors with menteesmentees–– Establish communication standardsEstablish communication standards–– Encourage goal setting for each relationshipEncourage goal setting for each relationship–– Feedback on experienceFeedback on experience

Establish partnership with womenEstablish partnership with women’’s orgs.s orgs.Develop mitigation plan for broken mentorDevelop mitigation plan for broken mentor--mentee pairingsmentee pairings

ResourcesResources

Set up a MAGIC portal that caters toSet up a MAGIC portal that caters to–– Sharing information within the mentor Sharing information within the mentor

communitycommunity–– Sharing information within the mentee Sharing information within the mentee

communitycommunity–– 1:1 mentor1:1 mentor--mentee communication possible mentee communication possible

via the MAGIC community via the MAGIC community –– Skype/FacebookSkype/Facebook profiles can be usedprofiles can be used–– NingNing site is another optionsite is another option

ResourcesResources

Learn from and leverage other mentoring Learn from and leverage other mentoring communitiescommunities–– MentorNet (MentorNet (http://www.mentornet.nethttp://www.mentornet.net) ) –– SAGE (SAGE (http://www.sacsage.orghttp://www.sacsage.org))–– Eyes to the Future (Eyes to the Future (http://etf.terc.eduhttp://etf.terc.edu))–– Sun SEED program Sun SEED program

((http://www.sun.com/SEEDhttp://www.sun.com/SEED))–– UN Youth Mentoring UN Youth Mentoring

((http://3creekmentoring.com/unhttp://3creekmentoring.com/un))–– ......

MAGIC PublicityMAGIC Publicity

Set up a MAGIC community by attracting Set up a MAGIC community by attracting mentors and mentors and menteesmentees–– Publicize MAGIC at GHC, request signPublicize MAGIC at GHC, request sign--inin–– BlogBlog about MAGICabout MAGIC–– Publicize MAGIC at other organizations which Publicize MAGIC at other organizations which

have potential mentors: have potential mentors: SystersSysters, MentorNet, , MentorNet, shesgeeky.orgshesgeeky.org, Sun SEED program, , Sun SEED program, ……

–– Publicize MAGIC at organizations with Publicize MAGIC at organizations with potential potential menteesmentees: middle or high schools, : middle or high schools, GFC (Girls For a Change), GFC (Girls For a Change), ……

Next StepsNext Steps

Register MAGIC as a nonRegister MAGIC as a non--profit organizationprofit organizationFinalize mentor/mentee registration processFinalize mentor/mentee registration processFinalize webFinalize web--based training for mentorsbased training for mentorsFinalize mitigation plans for broken mentorFinalize mitigation plans for broken mentor--mentee relationshipsmentee relationshipsBuild mentor/mentee databaseBuild mentor/mentee databasePilot the program for the mentors/Pilot the program for the mentors/menteesmenteesregistering at GHCregistering at GHCPlan publicity events for the ten sample Plan publicity events for the ten sample middle/high schools, starting Jan 2008middle/high schools, starting Jan 2008

Next StepsNext Steps

Oct07 Nov07 Dec07 Jan08

• Start NPO registration process for MAGIC

• Finalize mentor/mentee registration process

• Finalize mitigation plan for brokenmentor-mentee relationships

• Start publicityevents at selectedschools

• Start MAGIC pilotMA

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• Build mentor-mentee DB

• Finalize web-based training

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