Honors Alumni Mentor Program
Impacting the Next Generation of Honors Scholars
The Honors Alumni Mentor Program connects Honors Alumni to current Honors Students. We’ll do our best to pair individuals based upon college, major, career interest, potential post-graduation destination and plans. UIW alumni come from a variety of professional fields and many go on to top medical, pharmacy and physical therapy schools, law schools, and MBA programs, as well as employment directly related to their career goals.
Mentors are selected for their wealth of real-world, occupational, and professional experience. Our goal is for mentors to share their wisdom and life skills to assist students in developing sound decision making and resiliency in their lives. Alumni mentors may provide advice to students on academic degree and career exploration, career and/or graduate school preparation, professional development and balancing school, career and outside interests.
Eligibility
Mentors MUST be Alumni of the UIW Honors Program with three or more years of professional experience.
Mentors will be selected for their wealth of real-world, occupational, and professional experience. If you do not meet this criteria, but would like to be more involved, we recommend you contact us at honorsprogram@uiwtx.edu.
*Every attempt is made to match all interested Mentors with Mentees, but not all applicants may be matched each year.*
Commitment
Each mentorship pair will be required to have at least one meaningful (one-hour) meeting each month for one academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). Pairs are encouraged to meet in person, text, zoom, email and correspond throughout the semester. Each pair will set goals that will provide a guide for these meetings.
All Mentors selected will also be required to attend one Honors Alumni Mentor Program event per semester.
Alumni Responsibilities
- Share your ideas, give advice, and be a resource of support
- Visualize both their career path and different career options more clearly
- Practice the skills needed to develop a large network of professional contacts
- Prepare for the rigors and realities of the professional world
- Expand their network of UIW advisors and enhance their undergraduate experience