College of Engineering, Technology & Architecture (CETA) Mentoring and Networking for First-year Students
University of Hartford
Professional mentoring provides students the opportunity to learn how to focus their academic coursework, extracurricular activities, and internships on their career objectives. Within six weeks of arriving on campus, all freshman engineering, technology, and architecture students meet one-on-one with a professional mentor for 15 to 20 minutes to review their resume and discuss their interests. Students are encouraged to maintain this relationship and to continue to attend networking events where they are able to meet professionals from a wide range of fields with various roles and responsibilities. These ongoing mentoring and networking events are now being complemented by having upper-level students connect in a focused way with professionals in their field of interest. It is through this emphasis on strong technical background with the importance of personal relationships that gives our students the tools to find and excel at internship and full-time positions.