MPACT, the Department of Management Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program

Empowering Students Through Mentorship

MPACT is a dynamic new initiative designed to cultivate leadership, connection, and personal student growth within the Department of Management. The program creates a multi-year pathway for peer-to-peer mentorship. Students enroll as mentees during their freshman, sophomore or newly transferred junior year, and only Management Department majors or Business Undeclared major students are eligible to be mentees. All training is virtual, and all meetings are mutually scheduled by students and are student-driven in design and format (in-person or virtual). Mentors, who are Juniors and Seniors and Management Department majors, support mentees in navigating academic and pre-professional life. This is a FREE program for mentees and is a paid student employee position for mentors.

Program Structure

Mentees: Freshmen & Sophomores and Junior transfer students. Must be Management Department majors, or Business Undeclared.

• Register for the program and complete the light Empowered Mentee online training course.
• Get paired with an experienced junior or senior mentor student from the management department, ideally from the same major.
• Sign a Mentee Contract outlining meeting expectations and goals for the year.
• Collaborate with mentor to create a personalized Individual Development Plan (IDP) using SMART goals and complete a minimum of 6 meetings over the academic year, between October and April.
• Complete the training and meeting requirements to earn the Empowered Mentee Badge, a micro-credential proving your aptitude in receiving mentoring

Mentors: Juniors & Seniors who are Management Department majors.

• Students can register to become mentors in their Junior or Senior year. This is a paid student employee position, and students can expect to earn $500 over the course of the academic year if all requirements are completed fully.
• After registration, mentors complete the Empowered Mentor online training course.
• Guide incoming students through their academic, career, and personal development journey.
• Independently plan mentee meetings around your schedule, and document 6 meetings for each assigned mentee during the academic year between October and April. 
• Complete the training and meeting requirements to earn the Empowered Mentor Badge, a micro-credential proving your aptitude in delivering mentorship

What You’ll Gain

For Mentees

• Guidance from a trusted student role model
• Support in goal setting, career exploration, networking, and academic success
• Access to resources, encouragement, and personal growth opportunities
• Earn a professional development badge
• Continue your mentorship relationship into early alumni years, fostering long-term connections.

For Mentors

• Leadership and coaching experience
• Resume-building work history and credentials, along with a professional development badge signaling professional readiness to employers.
• Deeper self-awareness, confidence, and a sense of purpose through service experience in servant leadership and an “Ut Prosim” mindset
• Demonstrate initiative, accountability, and feedback competencies
• Opportunity to network and connect with the successful former students serving on the Management Department Recent Alumni Board
• Create a network of former mentees, fostering impactful long-term connections.