The Alumni Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the School of Business Office of Alumni Relations and the Business Career Center, is actively creating opportunities for students to make professional relationships for a lifetime.

Connecting over 100 students one-on-one with alumni in their chosen field, the program spans four cities – Hartford, Conn., Stamford, Conn., New York, New York, and Boston, Mass. Mentoring activities include scheduled phone conversations, email exchanges, informational interviews, half/full day job shadowing, and networking meeting events. Over the 2013-14 academic year, mentors and mentees connected at two networking dinners that are planned again for this coming fall. Most recently, students connected with the alumni volunteers at “speed mentoring” events in Hartford and Stamford. See photos.

Launched in 2011, the program was designed to connect top School of Business students with alumni mentors in business who are committed to building a strong mentoring relationship in aiding students in launching their career. Discussions help the students to learn about opportunities that could broaden their education and knowledge of their chosen field, explore their strengths and weaknesses, and to learn how to communicate effectively in networking situations and build a solid network.

Alumni who are interested in volunteering or hearing more about this rewarding way to give back are encouraged to reach out to Fran Graham in the Alumni Relations Office at fran.graham@business.uconn.edu.

School of Business students who wish to apply for the program are asked to reach out to Kelly Kennedy in the Business Career Center at kelly.kennedy@business.uconn.edu.

Pictured: A student chats with Michael Golden ’84, strategic relationship manager for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.