Business Partners Mentorship Program
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Started in Spring of 2007, the Business Partners Mentorship Program helps freshman and sophomore students with their transition to college life and the McCombs School of Business. Some students have a more challenging time adjusting to academics, work/life balance, and campus life in general, and Business Partners aims to close that gap by creating one-on-one partnerships with those students who could benefit from a mentor relationship.
How does it work?
Junior Partners are freshman and sophomore students in the McCombs School of Business who wish to be paired up with an upperclassman for a one-on-one mentorship. A Junior Partner can get better acquainted with campus life and learn more about all the resources that McCombs and the university has to offer from their Senior Partner.
Senior Partners are juniors and seniors that are interested in helping freshman and sophomore students with their transition to both college life and the McCombs School of Business. They are involved in various campus activities and organizations which helps in connecting Junior Partners with campus resources. They provide the Junior Partner with a unique one-on-one experience without added pressures. The partnership is not forced; instead, the Senior Partner serves as a mentor for the Junior Partner and they jointly decide the details of their partnership.
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Interested in Being a Junior Partner?
As a Junior Partner, you will be paired with a Senior Partner who will serve as a mentor for the year. Senior partners are junior and senior campus student leaders who are interested in helping freshman and sophomore students succeed and adjust to campus life, academics, and work/life balance.
How do I get a Senior Partner mentor?
By completing the survey, you will help us pair you with the Senior Partner who is most effective for you. A few weeks after you complete the survey, your Senior Partner will contact you.
What do I do with my Senior Partner?
Relationships are not forced, and instead are a unique one-on-one experience. In the past, activities include short meetings such as coffee breaks, lunch, or attending campus events together. The Senior Partner serves as a mentor for the Junior Partner and they jointly decide the details of their partnership.
Do I need a mentor?
You may not feel that you need a mentor, but this is a great way to meet upperclassmen and ask questions that you might otherwise not ask your professors or peers. In addition, your mentor can provide you with resources and opportunities that you may not know about. Senior partners have a wide range of backgrounds that consist of various majors, first generation students, working students, students from border cities, students from small high schools, and students who know what it’s like to struggle academically. These perspectives from a Senior Partner can provide you with added insight and a friend who understands what you are going through.
Interested in Being a Senior Partner?
Are you a junior or senior in the McCombs School of Business who is interested in serving as a senior partner mentor to freshmen or sophomore students? The Office of Student Life in the Undergraduate Program Office is looking for student leaders who are both involved on campus and have a wealth of knowlege about campus resources and are willing to share this knowlege with first and second year students. Senior partners have a wide range of backgrounds that consist of various majors, first generation students, working students, students from border cities, students from small high schools, and students who know what it’s like to struggle academically. Your prospective as a Senior Partner can provide Junior Partners with added insight and a friend who understands what they are going through.
How do I become a senior partner mentor?
Applications for 2012-2013 Senior Partners are now closed. Applications for 2013-2014 Senior Partners will be available in April 2013.
What do I do with my junior partner?
Relationships are not forced, and instead are a unique one-on-one experience. In the past, activities include short meetings such as coffee breaks, lunch, or attending campus events together. The Senior Partner serves as a mentor for the Junior Partner and they jointly decide the details of their partnership.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the Business Partners program, you may contact either the Office of Student Life or the Business Partners Co-Chairs.
Office of Student Life
Undergraduate Program Office
McCombs School of Business
CBA 2.302
(512) 232-5557