COB students are willing and eager to learn from your professional and personal experience.
With your wisdom and guidance, you can positively impact the life of a current student
to make sure they get the most out of their academic experience. Mentorship can provide
lasting relationships that will continue to grow and evolve far beyond graduation.
The program is designed to engage alumni volunteers of all backgrounds and experience
level. Mentorship is all about what you want to make it! Mentors and mentees are encouraged
to connect on a regular basis (i.e. once a month via phone call, email, or Zoom conversation).
However, you both can determine the frequency and form of communication. In the platform,
you can indicate the ways you are willing to help. Examples include: introduce students
to your professional connections; provide interview or career coaching; review resumes;
or answer questions specific to your industry.
Once you join Louisiana Tech Business Connect and indicate your willingness to serve
as a mentor, you’ll be a part of the exclusive, online mentoring community. On a rolling
basis, COB students will have a chance to join and review mentor profiles to find
a mentor who fits their interest and career goals. Once a student finds their ideal
mentor, the student will send a direct message requesting to be your mentee. From
there, mentors will review mentorship request(s) and approve student(s) accordingly.
Additionally, the platform will provide students with suggested matches based on profile
similarities.
Once you have accepted all the mentees you are able to mentor, you may update your
profile to change your availability. Within your profile, you can unselect the “Willing
to be a mentor” box. You can do so by clicking on the “Me” tab on the top menu bar,
then click “Update my profile” and uncheck “Willing to be a mentor.” This will signal
that you are no longer available for mentorship and thus no longer accepting requests.
Mentors are encouraged to complete their profile by including all relevant professional,
academic, and volunteer experience. In addition, you can enhance your profile by providing
answers to the questions: “Why do you want to mentor a current student?” and “What
do you hope to offer as a mentor?” This will provide students with the best information
to determine that you are the best match for mentorship. College of Business staff
can also assist you with finding a mentee match if needed.
Contact Mary Susan Britt at marysusan@latechalumni.org or 318.257.3741.
