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Rooted in Learning, Inquiry, Networking, & Kinship
Rooted in Learning, Inquiry, Networking, & Kinship
Bridging interpreter education and professional practice through structured reflection and reciprocal learning.
Bridging Education & Practice
Bridging Education & Practice
Created and coordinated by Kiarah Moore, LINK pairs senior interpreting students with certified, practicing interpreters for guided monthly professional dialogue.
The LINK Program (Learning, Inquiry, Networking, & Kinship) is a structured Community of Practice designed to support senior interpreting students as they transition from academic preparation into professional practice.
Rather than relying on traditional top-down instruction, LINK intentionally bridges classroom learning and professional life by creating consistent opportunities for students and working interpreters to think, reflect, and grow together.
Vision
Vision
To cultivate a profession in which every emerging interpreter enters the field supported by meaningful professional relationships, reflective practice, and a strong sense of connection to the interpreting community.
Mission
Mission
To create intentional opportunities for senior interpreting students and certified interpreters to learn with and from one another through a structured Community of Practice.
Educational Philosophy
Educational Philosophy
Professional growth is not measured by having all the answers, but by developing the capacity to ask thoughtful questions, examine multiple perspectives, and reflect critically on practice.
The LINK Commitments
The LINK Commitments
Every LinkUp conversation begins with a shared understanding:
"We enter each conversation with curiosity before certainty, humility before expertise, and reflection before conclusions."
Reflect Intentionally
Reflect Intentionally
We commit to examining our experiences with honesty, humility, and curiosity. We value thoughtful questions as much as thoughtful answers.
Remain Curious
Remain Curious
We commit to approaching every LinkUp with an open mind and a willingness to learn. Curiosity is a lifelong professional responsibility.
Build Meaningful Connections
Build Meaningful Connections
We commit to investing in authentic professional relationships grounded in trust, respect, and mutual learning. No interpreter grows alone.
Honor Multiple Perspectives
Honor Multiple Perspectives
We commit to listening with humility, recognizing that there are often multiple thoughtful and ethical ways to approach professional practice.
Learn Together
Learn Together
We commit to viewing every participant as both a learner and a contributor. Students bring fresh perspectives; certified interpreters bring lived experience.
Strengthen the Profession
Strengthen the Profession
We commit to investing in the future of the interpreting community by sharing knowledge generously and supporting those who will become our colleagues.
Communities of Practice are built through people who choose to learn, reflect, and grow together.
Communities of Practice are built through people who choose to learn, reflect, and grow together.
Explore how our monthly learning cycle works or express your interest in joining the cohort.
Explore how our monthly learning cycle works or express your interest in joining the cohort.
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