A year ago, UMBC's Professional Staff Senate saw an opportunity to build community and empower and support new staff members. The organization launched a mentoring program through which more seasoned staff members share their knowledge, resources, experience, values and skills with other staff members, who typically work in different departments and divisions from their mentors. We are beneficiaries of the program: relatively new staff members who have been mentored by our colleagues, and are using the experience as a springboard to  campus involvement and contributions to our UMBC community... (continue reading)