How does your work align with and meet any of the objectives of the OCAC faculty mentoring and collaborative research mission statements: A. Faculty Mentoring Mission Statement: The Claremont Colleges Mentoring Program creates a framework and space to envision a holistic, multi-dimensional-based mentoring program that fosters a culture of mentoring that is both expected and rewarded. The mentoring and collaborative program will contribute to the colleges’ commitment to racial equity, inclusion, and retention and will utilize the resources of our 7 colleges. B. Faculty Collaborative Research Mission Statement: To be a highly collaborative research hub, facilitating highly productive interactions among both faculty and students so as to generate new knowledge. We aim to increase the depth and breadth of disciplinary, cross-, and trans disciplinary understanding. *