The Mentorship Program is one of the most important networking experiences we provide students. This unique program is designed to link current students with successful alumni mentors in a wide range of professions. By adding a practical dimension to theoretical learning, students can better understand how their educational experiences relate to their career choices.

The dynamics that take place in the Mentorship Program provide an added dimension to students' learning experiences and begin a process of helping students identify their career and academic directions. Through this experience, we also try to help students think "outside the box" of possibilities that are open to them, regardless of major.

Mentors have learned the values of giving back and networking. They can help you determine your career goals and provide you with accurate and detailed information about particular indsutries that you can't get from the internet or job listings. A mentor can be your personal career coach- someone who will lend you motivational support, guide your professional behavior, listen to your concerns, and support your professional growth.

The Mentorship Program offers the following opportunities to connect with alumni and friends of the college:

• Participate in an alumni-sponsored internship
• Attend a site visit at an alumnus/a's office or company
• "Shadow" an alumnus for a day
• Attend a lecture at Wagner about a particular industry
• Practice in a "mock interview"
• Have an informational interview over the phone or in person
• Attend a Mentorship Dinner
• Attend a breakfast at an alumnus/a's office or company

Our main annual Mentorship event is the Student-Alumni Mentorship Dinner.