{"id":90,"date":"2024-12-19T11:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:19:54","slug":"alumni-mentor-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/association\/alumni-mentor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Mentor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025.jpg 1800w, \/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025-300x200.jpg 300w, \/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025-768x512.jpg 768w, \/media\/alumni\/images\/080724-cop-welcome-week-025-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" 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class=\"inline-block\">Alumni Mentor Program<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Alumni Mentor Program<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/association\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Alumni Association<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/association\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Involved<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/association\/stay-connected\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Stay Connected<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/association\/alumni-mentor-program\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Alumni Mentor Program<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/alumni\/081623-chs-dpt_msms-white-coat-073.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/alumni\/081623-chs-dpt_msms-white-coat-073.jpg 1200w, 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<br \/>\r\nThe <b>WesternU Connect Alumni Mentor Program<\/b> pairs alumni with current students in a year-long, flexible mentoring relationship that supports students\u2019 academic and professional growth. As a mentor, you\u2019ll share your career insights, experiences at WesternU, and offer guidance on navigating the healthcare field.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWhether you&#8217;re across the country or close to campus, you can participate\u2014mentorship is primarily virtual, with options for in-person connections when both mentor and mentee are local.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/westernu.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_808E7PBTvsn5r4q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Mentor Application Link<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>Program Goals<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Increase engagement between WesternU alumni and current students<\/li>\n<li>Provide a valuable experience for alumni and students<\/li>\n<li>Engage colleges and campus partners to support students and alumni<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><u>Alumni Mentor Overview<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>This program is for alumni who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to share their career experience and expertise<\/li>\n<li>Are ready to give back time &amp; talent to WesternU students<\/li>\n<li>Want to expand their leadership and mentoring skills<\/li>\n<li>Are interested in adding to their resume or CV<\/li>\n<li>Make an impact on their alma mater, and to aspiring health professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><u>Student Mentee Overview<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>This program is for current students who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to connect with WesternU alumni about career\/real-world experiences<\/li>\n<li>Are ready to learn about the various career pathways<\/li>\n<li>Would like to expand leadership, management, and communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Are interested in developing new networking and collaboration opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Program Launch 25-26 Academic Year<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This program will launch at the start of 2026: January through May and mentors\/mentees are expected to meet monthly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orientation will be hosted virtually in December 2025<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentor applications are due October 25, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/279"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}