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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good morning CSE students,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The English Language Center is seeking engineering students (both domestic and international undergraduate students) to serve as mentors to ELC students. The ideal candidate has completed at least two semesters of full-time academic study at MSU, has a GPA of at least 3.4, strong communication skills, a record of successful academic study and MSU or community involvement, and is interested in leadership and cross-cultural communication. The position is paid and the hours are somewhat flexible. If you are interested please see the attached announcement and application and contact Alissa Cohen, ELC Mentorship Coordinator and Supervisor, at <b>cohenal@msu.edu</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Amber Benton, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Academic Specialist/Academic Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>428 S. Shaw Lane, Room 3201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>East Lansing, MI 48824<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: 517-353-5455 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.egr.msu.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>www.egr.msu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Schedule an appointment at <a href="https://www.egr.msu.edu/adcalendar/"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.egr.msu.edu/adcalendar/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Amanda G. Idema [mailto:agidema@egr.msu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 08, 2015 9:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> cohenal@msu.edu; careers@egr.msu.edu; fochtma3@egr.msu.edu; Amber Benton; Joyce Samuel; griffore@egr.msu.edu; kingd@egr.msu.edu; Titun Maiti; tc@egr.msu.edu; cordes@egr.msu.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Engineering Students Needed to Participate in Mentorship Program<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Alissa,<br>I'm forwarding your email/attachments on to our academic advisors, Careers Office, Diversity Programs Office, and Women in Engineering. If there are good students out there who might be interested, these folks will know who they are! Hoping we can help you out.<br>amanda<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>-------- Forwarded Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Subject: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Engineering Students Needed to Participate in Mentorship Program<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Date: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:24:43 -0500<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Alissa Cohen <a href="mailto:cohenal@msu.edu"><cohenal@msu.edu></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:agidema@egr.msu.edu">agidema@egr.msu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Dr. Idema,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>My name is Alissa Cohen and I am on the faculty of the English Language Center. I am also the coordinator of an innovative mentorship program that we have been running for several semesters that matches up current provisionally-admitted English Language Center students with successful international and domestic academic student mentors at MSU to help them to prepare for and transition smoothly out of the English Language Center and into full-time academic studies in their colleges and departments. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This semester, I find myself with several ELC students in my program in the field of engineering (most in mechanical engineering), but no mentor applicants with engineering majors. Ideally, I try to match ELC students with mentors in the same or related field of study, so I am hoping to attract a few engineering students to the position. Patricia Walters suggested you might be able to help me to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I am seeking both domestic and international undergraduate students to serve as mentors. The ideal candidate has completed at least two semesters of full-time academic study at MSU, has a GPA of at least 3.4, strong communication skills, a record of successful academic study and MSU or community involvement, and is interested in leadership and cross-cultural communication. The position is paid and the hours are somewhat flexible.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The official application deadline has passed and quite frankly, I am under a time crunch at this point, but if there is any way you could get word out to engineering students who might be interested, I would be very appreciative. I am attaching the announcement and application here. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or to put interested students in contact with me directly.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thank you for any help you can offer in getting word out of this valuable leadership and cross-cultural opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Alissa Cohen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>English Language Center Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ELC Mentorship Coordinator and Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>********************************************* <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Amanda G. Idema, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Assistant to the Dean for Academic Services <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>College of Engineering <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>428 S. Shaw Lane, Room 1415 <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>East Lansing, MI 48824 <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>517-355-6616 ext. 1<o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>