Student Services
Mentor Program
Prospective Mentors
Benefits | Your Role | Mentee's Role | Minimum Requirements | Apply to be a Mentor
The College of Business launched Mentoring Business Minds (MBM), a mentor program, in Fall 2016 to connect recent alumni with current students.
The program is intended to help students transition from college to career; and who
better to help than alumni who have recently been in the same position? Mentors will
be required to interact with each mentee at least once a month (September, October,
November, February, March, and April) and restrictions will be based off of each mentor's
schedule and preferences.
Benefits
- Build and keep a relationship with Winthrop and the College of Business
- Build on your network
- Share professional and personal experience
- Help develop future leaders
- Develop skills in leadership and communication
- Feel good about yourself
Your Role
- Encourage and support mentee
- Guide mentee to set realistic goals
- Provide insight and direction based off of knowledge and experience
- Respond to mentee within reasonable time
- Establish boundaries
- Provide feedback
Mentee's Role
- Contact mentor for interaction
- Commit to actively participate in self-reflection and self-development
- Be respectful to mentor and time
- Be open to suggestions and advice from mentor
- Be prepared and engaged
- Be responsive to mentor within reasonable time
- Set clear and realistic goals
- Honor commitments
- Show professionalism
- Provide feedback
- Ask questions
Mentor Minimum Requirements
- Complete mentor application and agreement form
- Must be employed full-time for at least one year
- Must be a Winthrop Alum from the College of Business
- A school year long (August- May) commitment
To apply to be a mentor, please click here.
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If you have any questions or for more information about MBM you can e-mail us directly
at studentservices@winthrop.edu
