2016-2017 Mentoring Program Application

Program Description

The Mentoring Program matches current students with alumnae for ongoing mentoring throughout the academic year. Outside of being matched with an alumna in the NY area, students take part in trainings, events with impressive speakers and ongoing networking with all program participants. Each mentored student will have the chance to see inside an industry or organization through the eyes of an alumna who knows it best. With that insight, along with feedback, guidance and support from their mentors, students will be able to envision themselves as emerging professionals.

You will be notified if we are able to match you in the program the week of September 26th.

As a mentee in the program, you will take part in the following:

1) One-to-one mentoring: Each mentee will be paired with a single alumna based on specified career interests. *Pairs will stay in contact regularly, twice a month.

2) Required student training (Must attend 1 of 2 dates):

October 18th 12-1pm (302 Barnard Hall)
October 20th 4pm-5pm (302 Barnard Hall)

3) Required events for mentoring pairs:

Sunday, October 23rd (12-2pm): Mingling Brunch (kick-off event) - James Room
Wednesday, November 9th (6:30pm-8pm): Storytelling Workshop - How to tell your professional story
Wednesday, March 22nd (6:30pm-8pm) President Spar on the Value of Mentoring
Wednesday, April 19th - Closing Celebration (details TBD)

4) Highly recommended events:

December 7th (6pm-8:00pm): Digital Storytelling- LinkedIn and Social Media
December 3/11th (TBD) - In- Home Workshops- Putting professional storytelling into practice
February Social Month - Office Site Visits, Brunches in Alums Home and Museum Tours

5) Mentoring Community: Though individuals will have their official ‘match,’ participants will engage and network with the mentoring cohort as a whole.

Failure to participate in the required programs or failure to attend events you have RSVP'd to will result in suspending your Nacelink.

Basic Information

The DEADLINE TO APPY IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 11:59 PM

Name: *

Junior or Senior? [You must be a Junior or Senior to participate] *

Telephone Number [Please make sure you have a professional voicemail]: *

Email address: *

Major(s): *

Minor(s) (if applicable): *

Cumulative GPA: *

Are you a member of HEOP, BOP or CSTEP? *

Yes

Have you been in this program before? *

Yes

Have you applied to this program before? *

Yes

Mentor Industry Choice

Students will be matched with mentors based their specified career interests. Below, you will indicate your 1st & 2nd choices. If you only have 1 specific area you would like to be matched with, please only list one choice. The same goes for having only 2 areas of interest. **Please note that the more choices you provide, the more likely you will get a mentor.

Listed below are the 11 industry areas for which we have mentors:

1) Arts/Arts Administration
2) Finance/Consulting
3) Communications/Media
4) Teaching/Education Administration
5) Social and Community Services/Social Justice/Advocacy
6) Law
7) Healthcare/ Healthcare Administration
8) Government/Public Policy
9) Science, Technology, Pharmaceutical
10) Environmental Science

11) Entrepreneurial

Please indicate your first choice industry: *

Please indicate what particular area you are interested in within your first choice industry (for example if you are interested in law specify that you are interested in entertainment law):

If you selected to be a part of the program

Please indicate your second choice industry:

Please indicate what particular area you are interested in within your second choice industry:

Additional Information

What are some of your out-of-work/school hobbies and interests? *

Would you be interested in having a remote professional mentor in a city outside of NYC ? *

Resume

Please submit a PDF version of your resume:

Essay

The Alumnae-to-Student Mentoring Program is competitive and the essay is an important component of the selection process. The following essay should be no longer than 250 words.

Please answer the following questions in the essay below:
1) What are you hoping to gain from having a mentor?
2) a. As a mentee in this program, you will be expected to take initiative with your mentor and follow up with her regularly. How have you taken initiative in the past?
b. How will you take initiative in this program and make the most out of the relationship you develop
with your mentor? *

Program Requirements

If selected for the Alumnae-to-Student Mentoring Program, you will be required to attend the 5 events below:
*

1) 1 of 2 Student orientations

2) October 23rd from 12-2pm- Kickoff Brunch

3) November 9th from 6:30-8pm- Storytelling Workshop

4) March 22nd from 6:30-8pm- President Spar talks Mentoring

5) April 19th (TBD) Closing Celebration

If selected for the Alumnae-to-Student Mentoring Program, you must be give an entire 2016-2017 academic year commitment and therefore not participate in a study abroad program or graduate early. *

Yes, I will be on-campus for the entire academic year

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