Traditional Program
The traditional programs are the most common relationships and are best for those interested in working on long-term goals such as securing employment or changing positions, workplace effectiveness and communication strategies, and general career advancement advice. Time frames include six- and nine-month options
Archives Advisor Program
The Archives Advisor Program is designed to connect anyone at any point in their career with other professionals for advice and support on specific workplace projects or challenges. Often these relationships are based on projects or workflows rather than time frames. Topics may include:
- Grant writing
- Content management software implementation or migration
- Planning digitization projects
- Navigating departmental reorganization
- Managing changes in management or supervisory status
- Promotion and tenure advice
- Any other situations of limited duration.
Leadership Shadow Program
The Leadership Shadow Program offers one of the best ways to develop leadership skills by allowing participants to shadow SGA leadership members over the course of six-months to a year by participating in leadership meetings and working closely with the President, the Vice President, and the Treasurer the as they fulfill their roles. This pathway builds participants’ resumes and prepares protégés to assume leadership positions in any professional organization, including SGA. Shadowing of other positions are also possible.
Group Mentorships
Group Mentorships consists of semi-structured interactions with other participants in the Mentoring Program. This pathway is ideal for those new to the archival profession, including students or those making a change from another career path, or archivists who are new to Georgia or the region.
- Networking groups will organize members from a region to build local relationship and is ideal for those new to the archival profession, including students or those making a change from another career path, or archivists who are new to Georgia or the region.
- Cohorts will center around an interest or specific topic allowing members with similar interests, jobs, or locations to build their own relationships.
Current Cohorts include:
- Current SGA Mentors
- Current SGA Proteges (in process)