LFS Mentorship Program

LFS Mentorship Program provides working professionals an opportunity to make an impact on the career journeys of LFS undergraduate students. Mentorship is a critical piece of career development, but students have difficulty accessing or even knowing how to reach out to professionals such as yourself. Your insight and unique perspectives normalize what students are feeling and encourage them to recognize that it is ok for them to be curious and explore different opportunities. Past student participants have expressed the great value of hearing specific experiences and developing confidence in communicating with a working professional—something that many of us who have been working take for granted.

For our mentors, they appreciate being able to give back to their community and make a difference in students’ lives. The program offers flexibility and high accessibility for all of you with full plates. As mentors, you will also have access to professional support, such as professional coaching, LinkedIn webinars, and StrengthsFinders assessments. Our previous mentors also state how through explicit conversations with students, they also benefited and gained more clarity on their own career.

The program provides mentors

• the opportunity to directly shape future professionals while also learning from the knowledge and strengths students bring
• the opportunity to hone your coaching and mentoring skills and further your own professional development
• the opportunity to embrace an open mindset while connecting and learning from people who do not share the same degree and career aspirations