Music Faculty Writing and Peer Mentoring Group

Music Faculty Writing and Peer Mentoring Group

Lead:
Andrew Mall, Associate Professor, Music, CAMD

Mentoring Team:
Dierdre Loughridge, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, CAMD
Psyche Loui, Associate Professor, Music, CAMD
Francesca Inglese, Assistant Professor, Music, CAMD
Doug Bielmeier, Teaching Professor, Music, CAMD

Goal:

In our writing group, each member will commit to completing a draft of a small-scale piece (conference paper, book chapter, or article) in the Spring Semester. We will hold a kick-off meeting in January in which each member will briefly present the work s/he plans to complete. Weekly writing group meetings in January through April will provide structure and peer accountability for the writing process, with mentorship as-needed provided by the ADVANCE Office and the Writing Center. We plan to invite two external colleagues to mentor us on career planning and advancement as well as leading the group through a peer workshop and retreat in which each member of the Northeastern group will focus on completing a single piece of writing. This workshop will take place on a Saturday in late March or early April; each group member will share a complete draft of their piece prior to the workshop for review and comment; we will all read each others’ drafts. At the workshop itself, our external colleagues will facilitate a peer review process to generate feedback for revision and lead us in mentorship conversations.  Finally, at the beginning of the 2019–20 academic year in September, we will each present our work in a public series open to all Northeastern faculty and students to kick off the new year (and to recap the prior year of writing and mentorship).