The Mentorship Program matches McDonough graduates with current McDonough scholars. There are 36 students paired with alumni in a variety of professions including: graphic design, leadership development, psychology, education, law, finance, human resources, and marketing.

"This mentoring relationship will provide the student with a valuable opportunity to ask their mentors questions about their professional experience,” said Dr. Gama Perruci, Dean of McDonough. “Their answers and guidance will influence the students’ career and leadership development while at Marietta College."

The College’s Career Center conducts an information session to prepare students for their participation in the program. They include tips on how to initiate and sustain a mentoring relationship. Students are expected to contact their mentor regularly, and the McDonough Center holds progress assessment meeting in the spring.

Click here to check out the Mentor of the Month:
Kara Prentice

Emily McGinty ’10,the McDonough Center Alumni Relations intern, is serving as Coordinator of the Mentorship Program for the 2008-2009 academic year. She is an Advertising/Public Relations and Marketing double major with a minor in Leadership Studies. She enjoys working with the Marietta College Career Center and Alumni Relations Office to make connections with alumni and assign them to appropriate students.

"This is also a great opportunity for our graduates to stay connected with the leadership program," Perruci said. "It is a form of 'giving back' for them because it will involve time and commitment on their part."

If you are interested in participating as a Mentor or a Mentee, please contact Emily McGinty at ejm001@marietta.edu.

Student quotes about the Program:

Abri Brickner on Susan Brady: “My mentor is AMAZING and has supported me in more ways than one.”

Toka Akiyama on Kara Prentice: “Yes I have contacted Ms. Prentice. So far we have exchanged about five lengthy e-mails just introducing ourselves to one another. She is the nicest and most helpful mentor ever! Within the first two e-mails she provided me with an opportunity to come to her workplace to see what she does and the company itself does. Also, she referred my resume to a marketing department for a possible internship this summer. Since she has an expertise in customer service, she has also given me plenty of advice for my Executive-in-Residence program. She is a wonderful mentor. Things have been going great for us!

Celia Brockway on Carly Staebler: “"My McDonough mentor has been wonderful! Not only has she been a great communicator and answered any questions I have had, but she has also given me a chance to really understand what my future career may possibly be and demonstrated how I can use what I am learning in leadership today for the real world tomorrow." “I just wanted to tell you how great the mentor program has been for me so far. I have been in contact with my mentor for about two months now and she is wonderful! We have exchange numerous e-mails and we had a telephone interview, too. She has given me a lot of valuable information.”