{"id":153633,"date":"2024-07-12T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=153633"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:14:19","slug":"eng-mentors-alumni-student-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/student-engagement-careers\/careers\/eng-mentors-alumni-student-program\/","title":{"rendered":"ENG Mentors: Alumni-Student Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ENG Mentors is a virtual alumni-student mentoring program coordinated by the College of Engineering Career Development Office. Student participants are matched with alumni mentors for personal and professional development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:1<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>student to alumni matching<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtual<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>for ease of connecting to our international community of alumni<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong><span> 6 meetings over <\/span>12 weeks, 2-3 hours per month<\/li>\n<li><b>Customizable experience<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/eng-mentors-student-application\/\">Apply for a Mentor: current students only<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/student-engagement-careers\/careers\/alumni\/eng-mentors-alumni-sign-up\/\">Volunteer to be a Mentor: engineering alumni only<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canva.link\/vh3ip364j1z0qbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fall 2026 Program Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t join this time? Consider supporting us from afar with a donation to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/22\/form.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=479&amp;cid=1143&amp;appealcode=WEBENG\">Dean&#8217;s Career Development Fund<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Participants Say<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Working with my mentee has been a truly rewarding experience<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">. She exhibits a genuine curiosity and eagerness to learn, which is truly refreshing. Our discussions primarily centered around her career aspirations and how she can make the most of the abundant resources available at BU to achieve her goals.\u00a0 <strong>Alumni Mentor, Fall 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">My mentor helped me a lot<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> on my resume, internship and research applications, and helped me to land a job for the summer and fall! She was very down to earth, informative, and always made time to check on me, even outside of the meetings!\u00a0 <strong>Student Mentee, Spring 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Featured Articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2024\/01\/03\/blog-mentoring-launching-first-generation-success\/\">Mentoring: Launching first-generation success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2023\/01\/31\/blog-mentoring-the-wisdom-of-young-alumni\/\">Mentoring: The wisdom of young alumni<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2024\/01\/03\/blog-mentoring-building-careers-through-confidence\/\">Mentoring: Building careers through confidence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2023\/01\/19\/blog-mentoring-preparing-for-future-success\/\">Mentoring: Preparing for future success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/2021\/11\/22\/blog-engineering-a-lasting-mentorship\/\">Engineering a lasting mentorship<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENG Mentors is a virtual alumni-student mentoring program coordinated by the College of Engineering Career Development Office. 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