The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the School of Education & Human Development (EHD) is launching a BIPOC mentoring program called 'Hoos PrePAIRED.' This program will consist of matching alumni (graduates of EHD and beyond) with current EHD students. Mentor/mentee pairs will commit to meeting monthly (either in-person or on Zoom) over the course of an academic year, facilitated by prompts and mentorship materials provided by the Office of DEI.

As a part of this program, the Office of DEI will host two (2) events, one in the Fall and one in the Spring, to offer an opportunity for further in-person connection. Our fall program is a half-day BIPOC Alumni Summit, tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 11 from 9:00am to 1:00pm in EHD's Bavaro Hall on UVA's Grounds. The summit will consist of a networking breakfast, a mentoring round robin with current students, and a TED Talk-style lunch and learn.

To gauge your interest and to assist us in the pre-planning process for the mentoring program and fall event, we ask that you complete the following survey. It should take no more than 10-15 minutes. Thank you for your consideration in this important effort!

We plan to make the first set of matches this late summer/early fall, so stay tuned for your mentor or mentee match! Thanks for participating!