Spring 2007

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On April 30, 2007, we held the Albers Volunteer Recognition Reception-"Honoring Our Leaders."  This annual event is to honor and thank professionals who have dedicated their time and support to the Albers Mentor Program and the various Albers advisory boards.  We had a great turnout of over 70 mentors and board members as well as several of the Albers faculty and staff members.  Attendees of the reception were able to mingle and network with one another and also participated in a short presentation hosted by Dean Joe Phillips.  The Dean highlighted some of the events and accomplishments of the Albers School of Business & Economics.  Father Steve Sundborg, the President of Seattle University also spoke on the accomplishments and occurrences in the broader university community.  Bill George, the special guest of the evening, attended the reception and provided a few words on the subject of leadership in relation to his book, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership.  Those mentors in attendance received an autographed copy of True North from Bill George.  The reception was followed by The Genevieve Albers Forum featuring Bill George.  Bill is a professor at the Harvard Business School and was also the former CEO of Medtronic.  Bill spoke about "Leadership in the 21st Century."  To those mentors who could not attend the event, we want to extend our appreciation and thanks for all that you do for the Mentor Program and SU students.  Also, thank you to PACCAR, Inc. for helping to sponsor the event.

Mentor Awards

Congratulations to those mentors who have earned their 5, 10 & 15 Years of Service in the Albers Mentor Program! 

      15 Years
      ·  John DeFeo, President, John DeFeo Ventures

      10 Years
      · Craig MacDonald, Senior Partner, Corporate Strategies and Development

      5 Years
      · Miller Adams, Director, The Boeing Company
      · Jim Boyd, Director of Finance Operations, Shared Services Group, The Boeing Company
      · Frank Buty, Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer, Plaza Bank
      · Amanda Camp, Manager, Accenture
      · Jim Fitzsimmons, CEO and Board Member, Archus Orthopedics, Inc.
      · Jon Hulen, Director Strategic IT Execution, Trendwest Resorts, Inc.
      · Don Smith, Treasury Relationship Manager, KeyBank Global Treasury Management
      · Bob Underhill, Principal, Robert A. Underhill, P.C.
      · Greg Van Pelt, Senior VP, Chief Regional Operations Officer, Providence Health System

Spring Mentor Forum

On June 5, 2007 we hosted our final Mentor Forum for the 2006-2007 Mentor Program year.  We had a great discussion about the program and the mentors' experiences with their students.  Mentors enjoyed reflecting on the past year and were able to share best practices, good ideas for activities, and discussion topics that were helpful to their mentees.  The group also dialogued about challenges and issues they faced this past year and provided each other with possible solutions to those problems.  Overall, the mentors in attendance had a positive mentoring experience and expressed that they felt they learned and gained more than the students. 

**If you are a mentor who was unable to make it to the Spring Forum and would like to receive a copy of the debrief notes on the discussion, please email Megan Warner at warnerm@seattleu.edu.

End of the Year Surveys

Your feedback and evaluation of the Albers Mentor Program is very important to us so we can maintain and improve the quality of the program for future participants.  We would very much appreciate if you could take the time to complete our online survey through SurveyMonkey by June 29, 2007.  Below is a link to the corresponding survey:

Mentors: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jutBTzNOMmxf8piVOIwSVw_3d_3d

Students: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CfTNDwDK4BcSpboSle1jmQ_3d_3d

Closure and Signing up for Next Year

We hope that you have all had a very positive experience with the Mentor Program this year.  We encourage you to have one final mentor group meeting if you haven't already and reflect together on what you've learned and gained.  Students, please make sure to formally thank your mentors for all their support and commitment.  We leave it up to each group as to how you want to end the year and how you want to keep in touch in the future. 

Hopefully most of the mentors will be able to return to the program again next year.  Mentors, soon you will receive information on renewing your involvement with the program.

For those students who have not yet graduated from their program, you are welcome to participate in the program again next year with a new mentor.  Just attend the Mentor Fair on October 5, fill out a mentor selection form again, and we will match you with a new mentor.

Thank you again from the Placement Center staff for your involvement with the program and helping to make it a success.  We look forward to working with you again next year.  And congratulations to the graduates!  Have a great summer everyone!

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 This program made possible by the generous support of

PACCAR Inc.