CCAPS Mentor Program

What Do Students Gain?

The CCAPS Mentor program allows students to:

• Explore current industry issues and potential career paths
• Learn how to build or expand your professional network
• Enhance professional and communication skills
• Connect knowledge learned in the classroom with future career goals
• Explore new areas of interest
• Gain insight on transitioning to the workplace or a new career path

Mentee/Student Eligibility

To be eligible, students must be:

• enrolled in both fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters.
• in good academic standing.
• able to attend one of the mandatory student orientation sessions.

Students must also meet the program requirements that appear below. (If you're unsure you meet the requirements, please apply by the deadline and we will verify your status, or reach out to your academic advisor.)

Note: CCAPS cannot guarantee a mentee/student or mentor for every applicant. The clarity of goals and answers to the application, availability of a suitable match, providing information in the required timeline, and student attendance in the orientation are required to be considered for a CCAPS Mentor match.

Mentee/Student Expectations

To participate in the program students must:

• initiate regular contact with your mentor via phone, email, and meetings (virtual).
• be proactive and willing to meet your mentor at least once a month, and see the relationship through to its official end (October–April).
• discuss your goals, needs, and what you hope to gain from the relationship with your mentor.
• participate in self-reflection and self-development and receive feedback.
• act professionally at all times and return phone calls/emails in a timely manner.
• understand that the mentor program is NOT a job placement program.
• notify the mentor program staff if circumstances require you to stop participating in the mentorship program or if there is a concern with the mentoring relationship.

Read the Mentor Program Handbook for more information.

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Mentor Expectations

The mentor’s role is to help CCAPS students get the most out of their college experience and to help them transition to graduate/professional school or the workplace. Mentors do not need to live in the Twin Cities area to participate. Mentor expectations include:

• commit to being accessible and engaged in mentoring one student during the entirety of the program (October–April).
• help students establish realistic and attainable goals and identify ways to achieve them.
• provide guidance and support by sharing personal and professional experiences.
• offer constructive suggestions and feedback.
• determine how your expertise can help your student in meeting their career goals.
• ask good questions that help students explore their own values and needs, or make informed decisions.
• contact mentor program staff if there is a concern with the mentoring relationship.
• see the Mentor Program Handbook for additional information.

There is no expectation that internships or employment will result from this experience.

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Structure and Timeline (2023–24)

All events are virtual unless otherwise noted.