Mentoring Undergraduate Students
Mentoring is a powerful opportunity to impact the individual development of undergraduate business students. Our alumni, graduate students and business partners contribute to the depth of these experiences. We run programs that can fit with your schedules from four weeks to full semesters.
Winter/Spring Programs
Mentorship Month
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The UConn School of Business seeks business professionals willing to provide students opportunities to expand their business knowledge and skillset.
When: Month of January, one hour per week for four weeks
Who: Business professionals mentoring second and third year business students.
Register to be a Mentor
When: Month of January, one hour per week for four weeks
Who: Business professionals mentoring second and third year business students.
Register to be a Mentor
Mentors will talk through guided leadership activities as well as discuss career and professional opportunities.
For additional information, contact:
Kelly Kennedy
Director of Transformative Learning Career Education, Office of Undergraduate Advising
Kelly Kennedy
Director of Transformative Learning Career Education, Office of Undergraduate Advising
Financial Management (CFA) Mentorship
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Program Contact
Mentors will provide industry specific career coaching/guidance to students interested in financial planning/management fields.
When: Spring semester, three to four hours per semester or more as mutually agreed upon by mentor and mentee
Who: Business professionals mentoring students in their second, third, or fourth year.
Register to be a Mentor
When: Spring semester, three to four hours per semester or more as mutually agreed upon by mentor and mentee
Who: Business professionals mentoring students in their second, third, or fourth year.
Register to be a Mentor
Mentors will give students resume and interview feedback. They will provide students with insight into the financial services industry. Students will be required to initiate contact and meet with their mentor at least once a month over the course of the semester. Course assignments will include a formal interview with the mentor and reflection assignments to be submitted online. Mentors will provide feedback on their interactions with students at the end of the semester.
For additional information, contact:
Kayla Hogrefe
Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising
Kayla Hogrefe
Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising
Fall Programs
Business Connections Learning Community
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Program Contact
The UConn Business Connections Learning Community (BCLC) seeks business professionals willing to provide School of Business students opportunities to expand their business knowledge and skillset.
When: Fall semester, one hour per week (some weeks may be heavier/lighter than others)
Who: Business professionals mentoring students in their third or fourth semester
Register to be a Mentor
When: Fall semester, one hour per week (some weeks may be heavier/lighter than others)
Who: Business professionals mentoring students in their third or fourth semester
Register to be a Mentor
Mentors will help students understand the value of a professional mentoring relationship, how to navigate and manage it, as well as other key business skills that are necessary for business students. Some examples are: résumés review, critique of LinkedIn profiles, feedback on interview skills through virtual practice interviews, as well as professional conversation and dining etiquette by meeting in-person once during the semester.
For additional information, contact:
Amanda Spada
Associate Director, Business Connections Learning Community
Michael Deotte
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Amanda Spada
Associate Director, Business Connections Learning Community
Michael Deotte
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Gramling Mentorship
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Program Contact
Students in the Gramling Mentorship Program are paired with graduate student mentors based on their field/industry of interest and other criteria.
When: Fall semester, two hours per month or more as mutually agreed upon by mentor and mentee
Who: Students in UConn Business graduate programs mentoring undergraduate business students in their first, second, third, or fourth year.
Register to be a Mentor
When: Fall semester, two hours per month or more as mutually agreed upon by mentor and mentee
Who: Students in UConn Business graduate programs mentoring undergraduate business students in their first, second, third, or fourth year.
Register to be a Mentor
The goal of the Gramling Mentorship Program is to create an experience where undergraduates and graduates learn how to value and engage in meaningful mentorship relationships. Students will learn the value of investing in others and how that can lead to lifelong partnerships, friendships, and successes. Every experience will be designed with intentionality to create strong mentors impacting the experience of others beyond graduation.
"...As a mentor, Larry guides and advises with a respect that makes you believe in yourself... To know him is to become a better person.” Learn more about Dr. Larry Gramling, after whom this program is named.
"...As a mentor, Larry guides and advises with a respect that makes you believe in yourself... To know him is to become a better person.” Learn more about Dr. Larry Gramling, after whom this program is named.
For additional information, contact:
Kayla Hogrefe
Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising
Kayla Hogrefe
Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising