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The Mentor Program
As a benefit of membership, the Mentor Program
gives WMU alumni the opportunity to connect with current students to
discuss career opportunities and issues facing college graduates after
graduation.
Facts About the Mentor Program
Since September 2002, the WMU Alumni Association, in collaboration with Career & Student Employment Services, has offered the Mentor Program as an online networking resource for alumni and students. Here are a few current and interesting facts to bring you up to speed on this initiative:
There
are over 530 Alumni Mentors on the system and more join every week.
Over 40 percent of the Alumni Mentors live outside of Michigan. Thirty
three states, Washington, D.C. and seven foreign nations are represented.
Alumni Mentors span six decades and 53 graduation years (1955 to 2007).
The majority of Alumni Mentors graduated after 1990.
All seven academic colleges are represented on the Mentor Program.
The college with the largest number of Alumni Mentors is the Haworth
College of Business, though the College of Arts and Sciences has the
second largest number of profiles.
The Mentor Program has been accessed over 5,700 times since February
2003.
The Mentor Program has been integrated into the curriculum University
1020, a career exploration course.
Presentations on the Mentor Program have been offered to the 1,500
freshmen students who attend First Year Experience Seminar, a semester
long course that gives first-year students a shared opportunity to
make the academic and social transition to WMU.
The Mentor Program has also been promoted through individual class
presentations, Bronco Bash, career fairs, presentations to student
organizations on campus, and individual students who visit Career
& Student Employment Services for career counseling.
Please note: This data is current as of June 2007. Some Alumni Mentors have left blank those data fields mentioned above, accounting for discrepancies in sums.
Success Stories
Read about how alumni and students have benefited from the use of the Mentor Program.
Get Involved
Alumni Mentors
Alumni mentors can
choose the number of students who may contact each month and the method of contact. To learn how to become an alumni mentor, please read the program entrance instructions for alumni. Alumni may also complete the alumni mentor application.
The mentor program is a cooperative effort with Career and Student Employment Services. For more information, please visit the Career
& Student Employment Service Web site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read the questions frequently asked by alumni about the Mentor Program.
Current Students
You can benefit from interacting with alumni by gaining a better understanding of what it means to work
in a particular career field. Before contacting a mentor, it is important
for you to consider your level of commitment to the program and how
you will benefit from the suggestions of your mentor. To learn more about working with an alumni mentor, please read the program entrance instructions for students.
The mentor program is a cooperative effort with Career and Student Employment Services. For more information, please visit the Career
& Student Employment Service Web site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read the questions frequently asked by students about the Mentor Program.
Provide Feedback about the Mentor Program
If you have utilized the Mentor Program, please take a moment to provide us feedback on your experience.