Student & Alumni Mentorship Program

Mount Mercy的同伴导师专注于帮助他们的同伴获得积极的学生体验. 他们可以帮助学员应对大一新生面临的典型挑战，并经常分享他们自己的经历或学到的教训.

教职员导师扮演着类似的角色，但更侧重于将学员与适当的校园资源联系起来. 他们还提供了一个安全的空间来询问有关课程，校园和Mount Mercy社区的问题.

指导老师专门帮助学生在特定专业中规划毕业课程. 他们精通Mount Mercy的课程目录和学术要求, 以及哪些选修课和领域课程最符合他们的兴趣.

In this program, a mentor is typically not a current staff member, faculty member, or student at Mount Mercy, so they bring a different perspective to their interactions. While they can share details from their own student experiences, 导师通常会更专注于帮助学员应对校园之外的挑战, such as identifying professional opportunities, evaluating graduate school options, expanding professional skills, and networking within their industry.

The offices of Career Services, Student Services, and Development & 校友关系会审查所有导师和学员的申请，以促进经过深思熟虑的匹配. Matches are based on a variety of criteria such as career interests, academic experiences, shared interests or hobbies, and educational backgrounds.

为即将到来的学年确定的比赛将在8月初通知.

Because we want to ensure the best fit between our mentees and mentors, we may not always have the right match at the time. 任何没有立即与学员匹配的导师申请人将被存档并考虑将来的指导机会. With several career-focused events happening throughout the year, we may also reach out and request your participation.

虽然我们尽一切努力确保我们的导师-学员匹配是一个很好的选择, 也许有些时候，长期的承诺不再适合你的需要. Jennifer McNabb, Director of Project Connect, or Kalindi Garvin就业服务主任，可以帮助你改变你的指导安排.

而实习并不是对导师安排的期望, it is certainly possible under the right circumstances.

并不是所有的导师都有招聘权限，或者在提供实习机会的行业工作, so this would be arranged on a case-by-case basis.

最成功的导师关注的是整个人，而不仅仅是职业身份. 然而，在一段新的关系中，通常需要时间才能达到那种信任的程度.

During your first few meetings, 你们俩可能更愿意把话题集中在学业和职业上的成功上. As you get to know one another more, 扩大你们的讨论，包括你的个人目标和挑战，这可能是很自然的——这是学生从导师那里得到提示的理想领域.

如果你们都有兴趣从一开始就谈论更多的生活领域, feel free to share what you’re comfortable with.