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Announcing the Launch of the Mellon Mays Fellows Professional Network!

Dear MMUF Fellows:

We are excited to announce the official launch of the Mellon Mays Fellows Professional Network (MMFPN), a network for all recipients of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.

As you may recall, many of you participated in the surveys, focus groups and online discussions held last year in anticipation of the possible formation of this Network. We are, therefore, delighted to return to you with the news of the favorable decision of the Mellon Foundation. As a participant in the preliminary study, you have already contributed to this Network. It is due in part to the information that YOU provided that MMFPN was approved by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Thank you!

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We look forward to working with you to establish a firm foundation for this Network and to address the two most salient concerns indicated by your responses, networking and mentoring. MMFPN will rely upon your input to progress and succeed in connecting you with your MMUF peers and providing you with encouragement and guidance throughout your professional career. The usefulness of the Network is dependent upon your input, regardless of your discipline or professional pursuit.

Our first step in the establishment of the Network involves reaffirming our connection with you. Within the next few days, you will receive a survey focused on optimal means and methods of communicating with you and facilitating your communication with others within the Network. Please respond promptly when you receive the survey link. In the meantime, feel free to join our groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Remember, once a Mellon, always a Mellon,

Dr. Caryl McFarlane

Senior Program Officer, Director Mellon & Pickering Programs

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

MMUF Fellow ’91

Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/271273719617067/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4349640&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

Or contact the Professional Network staff directly with your questions and suggestions:

Evita Alphaeus

Program Associate

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Courteney Ervin

Program Assistant

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

MMUF Fellow ‘09

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