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ALUMNI
MENTORING PROGRAM |
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The
CSULA Alumni Mentoring Program serves
as a forum where current students and
alumni receive firsthand insight and
direction on educational options, goal
setting, career choices, and networking opportunities.
The program provides
alumni with an opportunity to act as
mentors and career consultants.
With Mentors sharing their valuable
experience, they are helping to shape and
define a mentee's professional future.
The goal of the program is to foster
effective and beneficial partnerships
between students and alumni. The
mentor and mentee relationship will be
based on networking and information
sharing through group setting and online
communication. |
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DEFINITION OF MENTORING
Mentoring is a developmental partnership
through which one person shares
knowledge, skills, information and
perspective to foster the personal and
professional growth of someone else. We
all have a need for insight that is
outside of our normal life and
educational experience. The power of
mentoring is that it creates a
one-of-a-kind opportunity for
collaboration, goal achievement and
problem-solving (College of Mass
Communications and Information Studies
Alumni Society, Mentoring Program
Manual, p6,
http://cmcismentorprogram.wordpress.com). |
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"Mentoring is a brain
to pick, an ear to listen,
and a push in the right
direction." - John C.
Crosby |
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WHAT IS A MENTOR?
A mentor facilitates personal and
professional growth in an individual by
sharing the knowledge and insights that
have been learned through the years
(U.S. Department of Transportation,
Departmental Office of Human Resource
Management, Mentoring Handbook, p2,
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/mentor/mentorhb.htm).
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Teacher–share your knowledge and
experience as a former CSULA
student.
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Problem solver–refer mentees to
resources and offer options.
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Motivator–when mentee is facing a
challenging class, for example: This
is done through encouragement,
support, and incentives.
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Coach–help mentee to overcome
performance difficulties through
positive feedback (reinforce
behavior) and constructive feedback
(change behavior).
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Guide–help mentee to set realistic
goals. Five goal setting factors:
specific, time-framed, results
oriented, relevant, and reachable.
"If you don’t know where you are
going, you won’t know how to get
there."
WHAT IS A MENTEE?
A mentee is an achiever - "groomed" for
advancement by being provided
opportunities to excel beyond the limits
of his or her position (U.S. Department
of Transportation, Departmental Office
of Human Resource Management, Mentoring
Handbook, p3,
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/mentor/mentorhb.htm)
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Learner
– strong desire to learn new skills
and abilities.
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Decision maker
– take charge of your education.
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Initiator
– mentee is willing to explore
challenges on their own initiative.
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Risk taker
– “If you want to increase your
success rate, double your failure
rate,” quote by Thomas Watson, Sr.,
founder of IBM.
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Goal setter
– if you know where you are going,
people are willing to help guide you.
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MENTEE
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MENTOR
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Program Overview / Information |
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Program Overview / Information |
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For more
information, contact the Alumni
Association at (323) 343-ALUM (2586) or
email at
alum@cslanet.calstatela.edu. |
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