Departmental Mentoring

Description:

LifeWorks has developed a mentoring concept designed to give academic departments more opportunities to mentor their students. You can get involved with this opportunity by developing a proposal for departmental LifeWorks funds that will provide an experience for students that will:

• Encourage them to explore possible career paths and think about crucial issues in certain career paths.
• Challenge them to reflect on the relationship of their spiritual and moral commitments and their career and work goals.
• Allow them to interact with professionals in relevant professions.

Mentoring experiences will be beyond what is normally expected – an “added value” experience. Classroom time for orientation and accountability will be integral to the mentoring experience. (The class fee will be waived if it takes a student into the next tuition category.)

Opportunities:

• Conferences, camps, retreats
• Travel within the United States and abroad
• Special Speakers
• Opportunities as diverse as your students!

Frequently Asked Questions:

• How do I apply for LifeWorks funding?
  Please complete the Group Mentoring Proposal for Faculty and submit it to your departmental LifeWorks advisor.
• Who approves my proposal?
  Your proposal will be approved based on the guidelines established by your department. It will then be forwarded to the LifeWorks director for final approval and transfer of funds.