The purpose of this questionnaire is to create a picture of the broader Alumni Community and solicit initial interest in the mentoring program. Additional correspondence will be sent Spring 2023 as interest is gauged and the program details become available.

MITArchA Mentoring & Professional Forum Initiative

To foster MIT architecture graduates’ connection with each other and extend MIT's tradition of innovation and inquiry beyond the Cambridge campus, the MITArchA (the MIT Architecture Alumni Affinity Group) is forming a multi-part initiative to support, mentor, and create dialogue among peers throughout varying professional trajectories.  The MITArchA Mentoring & Professional Forum Initiative is developing two mentorship programs, and creating an online Professional Forum community for knowledge sharing and discussion.  

The MITArchA Alumni + Student Mentoring Program fosters an exchange of professional ideas through a structured mentorship between MIT Architecture Alumni who are active in architecture or related fields (“Mentors”) and current MIT Architecture students (“Mentees”) in their final year at the MIT Architecture PhD/Master’s/Bachelor’s programs. This program is a collaboration between the MIT Architecture Department and the MIT Architecture Alumni and is meant to include all MIT Architecture degree programs and some related programs. (Time Commitment: approximately 1 meeting per month across a 1 year term)

The MITArchA Alumni + Alumni Mentoring Program fosters an exchange of professional ideas through a committed but flexible mentorship between MIT Architecture Alumni who are active in architecture or related fields (“Mentors”) and recent graduates (“Mentees”) from the MIT Architecture PhD/Master’s/Bachelor’s programs. This program is formed by the MIT Architecture Alumni in partnership with a roster of alumni mentors and is meant to include all MIT Architecture degree programs and some related programs. (Time Commitment: periodic meetings across a term that may vary from 2 weeks to 6 months)   

The MITArchA Professional Forum is an online community to share knowledge, gain knowledge, and engage in peer to peer discussion.  It is the online home to the Mentoring Programs, and also a place to share your professional profile, find practice affinity groups, and ask questions throughout one’s ongoing careers. (Commitment involves a willingness to engage in an online space for dialogue and connection.)   

As development of the initiatives moves forward, MITArchA has prepared this Questionnaire to distribute to all members. This will help us build a collective profile of the community and gauge interests in any or all parts of the Initiative.  We hope you share our excitement in the potential of this work, and encourage you to participate in the questionnaire.  Look for it in your email and within the newsletter over the coming months.