Dental Hygiene Mentor Program
This program is intended to provide a connection between senior students and an alumni mentor so they can access the rich experience, resources, wisdom and knowledge and the expertise of alumni professionals in the field.
Application deadline: November 6.
Mentor Criteria:
- An alumna/us of the University of Minnesota Dental Hygiene Program
- An interest in acting as a Dental Hygiene Professional who is committed to supporting, sharing expertise, and providing feedback
- Enthusiasm for the profession and your work experience
- Willingness to share your relevant experience
- Practicing Dental Hygiene professionals and those who have entered other fields of professional work
Commitment:
- Attend an initial face to face meeting in early 2020 to meet your assigned student mentee and other program participants
- Intentional quarterly meetings, face to face as possible, from January 2020 - December 2020
- Monthly touch points via phone, text, email, etc.
- Develop an initial goal sheet as individuals and as a Mentor - Mentee team to guide your meetings
- Share experience, expertise, knowledge, and provide guidance as agreed upon for the student you are assigned.
- At times, if you have a unique experience another student may be referred to tap into your expertise via the larger network
- Provide feedback on the program as requested (approximately 2 times)
Application deadline: November 6.
Alumni Office
For more information about Alumni programs, please contact the Alumni Office at [email protected].