AMICAL is a consortium of American international liberal arts institutions, working together on common goals for libraries, technology and pedagogy.

This fall the AMICAL Consortium is proud to launch our first Peer Advising Week – a dedicated time for members to connect and share insights through online peer-to-peer advising sessions (consultations). All AMICAL faculty and staff working in libraries, academic technology and pedagogy are welcome to participate. What to expect For Advisors: Share your expertise, experiences, know-how and insights in a format that respects your time – just 30 minutes per session, with little or no advance preparation needed. For Advisees: You can troubleshoot challenges, explore peer perspectives, and discover solutions with Advisors of your choice. For Both: Expand your professional network by connecting with colleagues from other international liberal arts institutions. Share your knowledge – sign up as an Advisor! If you’re interested in sharing your expertise or experience with AMICAL peers at this event:  Deadline for Advisor sign-ups: 5 October 2026 We will add you to the Roster of Advisors for the event, but you’ll have a chance to confirm or cancel your participation in the event before we finalize the Peer Advising Week schedule. Give us input on session design & advising topics We’d like to ask you to give us feedback on our proposed session design: Each Advisor will offer any number of 30-minute advising slots during the event’s days Advisees will book a session with them in advance, specifying the topics and questions they wish to discuss Advisors will have the opportunity to decline bookings that they feel they cannot adequately address Please reply to this email with suggestions about this format, or to suggest alternative approaches you would like to see. Within AMICAL’s scope related to libraries, technology and pedagogy, if you have specific topics you need help with right now as a potential Advisee, we’d also be interested in hearing what those are. We’ll do our best to recruit peer advisors with that specific expertise. Deadline for input on session design & topics: 5 October 2026 Watch for an Advisees sign-up announcement in October In October, we will share the list of available Advisors and invite members to book sessions with them as Advisees. A final advising schedule will then be shared by early November. This event is being organized by the Peer Knowledge Exchange & Mentoring Working Group.