Participate in the Liberal Arts Mentor Program–applications now being accepted.

All Liberal Arts students intending to graduate in 2013 or 2014 are eligible for the program, which is designed to help students develop professionally and explore career options by connecting them one-on-one with alumni.

Applications for the next program cycle, which starts in the fall, will be accepted till June 1, 2012, and you will notified by August 1 about the status of a match with a mentor.

Visit the program web-page for complete information including the on-line application.

The mentor program does not take a lot of time but can reap big benefits. View it as an investment in yourself and your professional development. Though it is not a job- or internship-finding program by design, some students have in fact achieved such results through excellent relationship-building and communication with their mentor. At the very least, you will develop clearer career plans, a top-quality r�sum�, a professional reference, and access to your mentor’s network.

Here are comments from student participants:

• “Thanks for making the wonderful alumni mentoring program possible! I’ve yet to stop raving!”
• “The mentor program was the best thing I’ve done as a Penn State student.”
• “Thank you so very much for opening the Penn State network to me and putting me in touch with my mentor. I’m very excited to say I have a paid internship with her agency this summer!”
• “Thank you again for matching me with (Beth) through the alumni mentor program. She was and continues to be an excellent mentor.”
• “I had a very successful matching and have had wonderful experience.”

Students interested in the Liberal Arts Mentor Program can also listen to Episode 39 of the Liberal Arts Voices podcast to hear more from student participants in the program.