Hello MOC PhD Students and recent graduates!
We hope everyone is having a great start to the academic year!
We're thrilled to share that the MOC Division's peer mentoring program (MOC-UP) for PhD students and recent graduates, is kicking off its next round for the 2025-2026 school year!
MOC-UP is a way for junior scholars to come together, talk, and share advice on navigating the PhD journey. It operates on the principles of peer mentoring, aiming to establish positive, empowering, and inclusive environments where participants can ask questions, share strategies, and collaborate on problem-solving. The program is designed to be flexible and not overly demanding on participants' time, allowing individuals and their mentor/mentee pairs to determine the extent of their engagement. When you register, you can choose between traditional one-to-one mentoring or joining a mentoring group.
For the purpose of MOC-UP, we expect that mentees will be in the earlier stages of their programs, and mentors will be in the later stages (e.g., PhD candidates or recent graduates).
Don't miss this opportunity to register now for MOC-UP, either as a mentee or mentor:
Sign-ups will remain open until October 8th (17:00 ET GMT-5/UTC-5), at which point we will match mentees and mentors and email participants to let them know their pairings. The kick-off event will happen virtually on October 23rd (10:00 ET GMT-5/UTC-5).
Note: While we are planning a MOC-UP event for the 2026 AOM Annual Meeting, rest assured that you don't need to be attending the Annual Meeting to sign up.
If you have any questions about MOC-UP, please feel free to reach out to us directly.
Best,
Molly Weinstein, Alina Gerlach & Nitin Natrajan
MOC Ambassadors
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Nitin Natrajan
Boston College
Chestnut Hill MA
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