Mentor Program

• A mentor database is populated with information about subject matter experts who volunteered to participate in this program. The information about the volunteers will include data such as, area of expertise, company affiliation, title, degree/major, university graduated from, state of residence, etc. Also, this database will indicate the level of participation that the volunteer is willing to participate - i.e., phone only, email only, personal discussions, all etc.
• Students entering this program select some predefined areas of interest for inquiry - general school/career counseling, specific counseling, selection of schools, what to major, how to prepare for interviews, etc.
• Based on the selected criteria, the system identifies a list of mentors with appropriate expertise.
• Students can either write email or call any of the mentors.
• In case of email, the message will go to all mentors matched for the expertise needed - i.e., there may be more than one mentor reading the question.
• All email Q&A will be posted on the website as a knowledge database for others to browse.