Objective:

To foster educational and professional growth and to provide career guidance to students.

What are the Benefits:

• Skills competency and assessment
• Practical career guidance
• Increase academic confidence
• Valuable industry insights
• Technical guidance
• Expert advice on portfolio and professional work samples

Who are the Mentors:

USV mentors are subject matter experts with extensive industry experience who give mentees career guidance by building trust, modeling positive behaviors and sharing real world experiences. A mentor is not a tutor, or academic advisor.

Who are the Mentees:

Students, who are invited to participate in the program or students who make a request to join.

How the Program Works:

• Mentees connect with their assigned mentors if they know.
• Send an email to the committee (fsmpcommittee@usv.edu) if they don’t know their mentors.
• Mentees stay in touch with their mentors regularly, connect with them proactively and follow the plan discussed
• What mentees can expect from the discussions with the Mentor
  • Find strengths and weaknesses
  • Expand the professional network
  • Review the portfolio and professional work samples
  • Discuss professional interests and career plans
  • Explore industry skills and trends relevant to the field of study
  Get help with the mock interviews and other soft skills

Expectations from mentee:

• Be regular in your scheduled meetings
• Communicate, be open, honest and understanding
• Share your dreams and passions about future career
• Establish a goal with your mentor and work towards them

For further questions regarding the Faculty-Student Mentoring Program for First Year Student at USV, contact:

• Faculty-Student Mentoring Program (FSMP)

FSMP@usv.edu