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College Alumni Mentoring Series
(CAMS)
The College Alumni Mentoring Series engages College students and alumni in mentoring relationships to help students determine how their current academic paths coincide with career aspirations. The series is composed of three types of events that help to facilitate students’ understanding of life beyond Penn:
- • Mentoring Lunches (intended primarily for sophomores and juniors, brief paragraph of reasoning will be required)
- • Themed Evening Programs(welcomes all College students interested in the topic)
- • College of Arts and Sciences Career Institute (by application)
These meetings are not intended to be job interviews or a means to securing an internship, rather are intended to build a relationship with an alumnus/a who wants to share his or her life experiences and advice with current students. We would hope that mentors and students maintain an on-going dialogue without expectations of future employment opportunities.
Students who are further along in their academic pursuits are best suited for the mentoring lunches, whereas other students may explore academic options through the evening programs listed below. The Mentoring Lunch allows eight students to share a meal with an alumnus, and later have a chance to talk individually about their interests and goals. Larger Themed Evening Programs give students the opportunity to experience a spectrum of career opportunities within a specific field by interacting with a larger group of alumni in a panel and small group format. Finally, the College of Arts & Sciences Career Institute will be an intensive educational experience intended to expose undergraduates to strategies for job searches, interviews and a successful career over a two-day period.