Want to connect with minority students at UNCW?
Logistical information
• Duration– Academic year with a minimum of 20 hours of mentor/mentee communication
• Two to three on location meetings at the corporate physical location
• Pre and Post evaluation (form format) of the student’s developmental progress
• 50% of mentor/mentee contact must be face-to-face, with you or other employees
Employer communication to mentee to include, but not limited to:
• Work Ethic discussion
• Professional Business Attire
• Business Etiquette-Corporate Culture – within their own organization as well as others that they may have previously been affiliated with
• Staff Meetings
• Expectations of business social engagements with customers/supervisors
• Expand character development of the student
• Time Management
• Office Politics
• Working with customers (an example of a difficult customer and a cooperative customer)
• Financial and benefits connected to the corporation where the student has a mentor
• Working in a competitive market
• Preferred communication style of the organization
• Network contacts
• Mentor (advisory board member) will be responsible for evaluation of the student but will connect mentee with key staff within company
To participate, complete the application so we can match you to a student of similar interests.
Contact Diane Reed for at reedd@uncw.edu or 910-962-3174 for any questions.
We are still taking applications and will begin this program in January 2009!!
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