|
The Mentor
Program at a Glance
Each year
Puget Sound business executives volunteer
their time to mentor Seattle University
students. From October to June the mentor
and a small group of students meet to
discuss business issues, career paths,
personal concerns and professional
experiences. Samples of mentor group
activities include presenting true-to-life
case studies, inviting students to
strategy meetings, providing an overview
of a company, arranging meetings with
company decision makers, and so on. The
time committed is flexible but the groups
generally meet every 4 to 6 weeks
throughout the year with each group
setting its own agenda and goals. To kick
off this process the Albers School hosts a
Student/Mentor Fair in October which
provides the arena for mentors and
students to meet.
Since the inception of the Mentor Program in the 1990-91 school
year, over 600 business leaders and 2500 students have participated.
Numbers alone do not tell the story. Comments from both mentors
and students provide insight into the program's success:
"Thanks to her spending the time to
get us involved, this has been the most rewarding experience I've had as
part of the MBA program."
"The students I had were exciting,
inquisitive and intelligent - they were fun to be with."
Who
Becomes a Mentor
Seattle
University looks for mentors who are
established executives with a pattern of
success in their careers. Since many of
our graduate students have substantial
business background, they are in search of
individuals who are CEOs, Vice
Presidents, upper level managers or
business owners. It is vitally important
that mentors be committed to education and
willing to share their expertise and
experience.
Becoming
Involved
If you would
like to become involved in the growth and
development of tomorrow's business
leaders, and have some fun as well,
contact the Albers Placement Center by
phone at 206.296.5687 or by e-mail at pc-asbe@seattleu.edu
for more information. If you know of other
business leaders whom you feel would make
excellent mentors, please call and give us
their names. We will do the rest!
Newsletter
for Mentors and Students
|
