Sheil Career Mentoring Program

Students: Curious about life after college?
Associates: Interested in sharing your career experiences?
Get involved in Sheil's Career Mentoring Program!

Purpose of Mentoring

Thanks to its unique combination of students and associates, the Sheil community can sponsor a mentoring program through which both groups contribute in essential ways to the mission of Sheil. Associates, as mentors, offer their talents, education and work experience to assist students who are entering similar career paths. These interactions help to build a community of dialogue, mutual respect and learning.

How it Works

Mentors and students interact in a variety of ways:

• Providing students with the name of a mentor in their field
• Meeting in small groups as needed to discuss individual questions and concerns
• Attending a presentation by a speaker or panel sharing ideas and experiences followed by a Q&A session
• Shadowing a mentor on the job

Who are the Mentors?

Associates who have experience and education in the students' career fields; NU faculty; Sheil staff; Graduate students.

Who can be Mentored?

Undergraduates, Graduate Students and Young Adults.

Benefits of Mentoring

Mentoring offers opportunities for one-on-one and/or small group converation between students and mentors about:

• The lived day-to-day experience in a particular career
• Value questions, ethical issues and faith concerns related to a particular career
• Job opportunities and what to look for in an employer
• What employers are looking for and how you can prepare
• Problems and questions that women might encounter in a particular career
• Any other concerns students may have about the future in a particular career

Getting Involved

There are currently mentoring groups in six career fields:

• Business
• Journalism
• Engineering
• Pre-Med
• Music
• Education

As we discover interest in other career fields, we will expand the program.

If there are not enough students to form a group, we can still connect individual students with mentors in their fields.

For more information about getting involved, please contact Mary Louise Doherty at maryldoherty7@mac.com. We welcome your ideas and suggestions. Information about upcoming events can be found on the Web and in The Commons.

Upcoming Events

Sheil Catholic Center Business Mentoring Program

Presents:

AN EXPLORATION OF CATHOLIC TEACHINGS

ABOUT THE MARKET ECONOMY

WITH

DAVID BESANKO

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 7:00 PM

Dr. Besanko, a Sheil associate, is the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Kellogg. He has been the Huss Distinguished Professor of Management and Strategy and has received the Levy Teaching Award and the Lavengood Professor of the Year Award.

Northwestern senior Mike Breidenbach and sophomore Bill Pulte, along with distinguished Business Mentor Andy Thomas will voice their questions and comments.

All students and associates are invited to join this exploration and bring their own questions.

Light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Beth Knobbe.