Program Information

 

Student and Mentor Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participate in some form of orientation and goal setting during the first month
• Maintain regular contact with your partner via phone, email or meetings.
• Return calls and emails promptly.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Meet with your partner at least once per month.
• Respect confidences and trust each other.
• Work to discover common ground and be respectful of differences.
• Be yourself.  Be a good listener.  Be available.
• Contact program coordinator if there is a concern with the mentoring relationship.
• Complete the program evaluation at the end of the session (due in May).

Comments from past student participants:
"My mentor has been great at not only setting me up with his colleagues for networking purposes but also has given me valuable feedback and insight on my goals and opinions of the industry."

"This experience helped me understand the different fields of the interior design profession...and I am more confident about my major and area of interest. This was also a great way to network. "