Professional Mentors

Welcome

Leeds Advantage

Leeds mentors contribute greatly to the confidence and success of Leeds undergraduates and MBAs. To be a Leeds mentor is to engage with and to understand the minds and ambitions of future business leaders.

KATIE CONNOR
Director

Eligibility

Am I ready?

• Willingness to mentor 1-2 students per academic year.

• Capacity to meet with your mentee(s) at least once per semester.

• 5+ years of business experience.

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Expectations

What do I do?

• Commitment to being accessible and engaged throughout the duration of the relationship.

• Willingness to share your personal & professional experiences, insights, and network with your mentee.

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Application

Getting Started

Applications are accepted continually on a rolling basis. If you apply now, however, you likely will not be assigned a mentee(s) until September, 2012.

The online application takes about 10-15 minutes and must be completed in one sitting. APPLY

Partnership Agreement

Write it down

Expectations, schedule, roles & responsibilities. Discuss this contract at your first meeting, making sure to cover all the details so that both of you are comfortable.

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The Life of a Student

Expectations

Below are roadmaps of where mentees are in their academic and professional lives and what they're thinking about. These will inform your conversations about goals, deadlines, and challenges.

Juniors: PDF
Seniors: PDF

First Meeting

Structure

The first meeting is about making a solid connection with your mentee. Get things started off in the right direction. Make sure you set aside the time to really listen and learn about each other in order to establish a solid foundation for the coming year.

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New Leaders, Arriving Now

Impact

Leeds is excited to announce new opportunities to mentor MBA students.

Your experience and advice matter to our MBA students, and will impact our business futures in exciting and meaningful ways.

Mentees

Actionable Advice

Being a mentor means to participate in a virtuous circle: advisors learn from advisees, and caring mentors inspire mentees to become mentors.

Leeds MBA students are serious about developing great products and markets. You'll teach each other, and benefit so many.

Eligibility & Application

Process

We seek mentors with at least 2-3 years of post-graduate degree work experience or 7 years of total business experience. Mentors do not need to be a CU-Boulder alumnus, or be located in Colorado. Applications are due December 15. APPLY NOW

Mentor Directory

Resource

We provide mentors with a mentor directory to facilitate off-line discussions and networking. We ask that you exercise discretion in contacting another mentor. Email leedspmp@colorado.edu for your email & password.

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Geoffrey Winter '13

Mentee

Geoffrey is a junior transfer student with an emphasis in Finance. “Since I’ve been involved with the Professional Mentorship Program I have been able to meet more students and staff at the business school which has helped the transition phase much more enjoyable.” BLOG POST

Leyla Jacobs

Mentor

Leyla Jacobs is a Sr. Technical Customer Manager at Seagate Technology. She has a degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in Systems Management from USC.

She is currently mentoring two students, one of whom is a double major in business and mechanical engineering.