Purpose
The CFANS Mentor Program is designed to help you provide you with an opportunity to enhance your professional skills outside the classroom. A professional such as your mentor can respond to your questions, help you make connections, and give you feedback on your job search skills. The relationship is not designed to provide you with employment, therefore, mentors should not be solicited for job leads within their company. Think about your career goals and interests, and what you would like to accomplish in this mentoring relationship.
Student Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the CFANS Mentor Program, you must be in good academic standing within your undergraduate program. Priority will be given to sophomore, junior or senior status students. You must have attended one of the Mentor Information Sessions and your application must be received by the application deadline, Friday, September 28, 2007.
Responsibilities
Mentors have volunteered their valuable time to help guide students with their career goals. With our commitment in providing mentors with above average and proactive CFANS students willing to learn, comes a commitment on your part to fulfill our expectations. To participate in the program you must:
- Attend one of the required Mentor Information Sessions in early fall and the required Kick-Off event.
- Initiate regular contact with your mentor via phone, email and/or meetings, be proactive and willing to meet your mentor at least once a month, and see the relationship through to its official end.
- Discuss your goals, needs, and what you hope to gain from the relationship with your mentor.
- Act professional at all times, and return phone calls/emails in a timely fashion.
- Complete program evaluations when appropriate.
Application
Please fill out your application completely. A complete application will not only help us in making the best match possible, but provides the mentor with information about you and provides us with contact information used in connecting with you throughout the program. Your application will be sent directly to your mentor and will be the first impression your mentor has of you. The application deadline is Friday, September 28, 2007.
Making a Match
Matches are based on the available mentors in your chosen field, the mentor’s preference for working with upper or lower division students, and the date your application is received. We make every attempt at matching the student’s major and interests with the mentor’s area of expertise whenever possible. You will be notified of your match at the Kick-Off event.
Challenges
While CFANS has had excellent success with the mentor program, there is the chance that problems may occur. If you have difficulty reaching your mentor or encounter any problems in the program, immediately contact Mary Buschette at 612-624-1745. | 
