What do alumni mentors and mentees discuss?

• Meeting new people and making connections with alumni, peers, faculty, and staff
• Campus involvement aligned with career goals
• Adjusting to graduate academic expectations
• Developing a plan for academic, social, and career success
• Balancing the demands of graduate education with personal responsibilities
• Developing and cultivating professional contacts

Your alumni mentor will:

• Help guide you in your current and future endeavors
• Have similar interests, hobbies, and experiences as you
• Meet or video chat with you on a regular basis (or as determined by you both)
• Guide you in discovering career opportunities and paths
• Encourage you to set goals and check in on progress
• Help connect you with additional resources at the GSD and beyond if needed (i.e., financial, academic, and personal advisement)