VUSE Alumni Mentor Program: VU Engineering Connect

There are many ways to engage with VUSE alumni and current VUSE undergraduates on  VU Engineering Connect , the new VUSE Alumni Mentor Network!

Alumni and students can customize their experience by choosing which help and mentoring options are best suited to their needs and availability (options are listed below). The platform also offers users the option to chat, post on a news feed, create groups, post and view events, post and view jobs, and even upload photo albums. Users can sign up with LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, or email. We look forward to seeing you on the platform!

Helping:

  • Resume critique
  • Interview practice
  • Present webinars (technical or professional presentations to student organization groups)
  • Participate in 30-minute help sessions
  • Speak at student organization info sessions

Mentoring:

  • Paired Mentoring (one-year commitment or through undergraduate career)
  • Career Advice
  • Work/life balance
  • Different approaches to finding employment
  • Navigating the corporate world
  • Graduate School advice
  • Navigating through Vanderbilt

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Benefits of Program Participation

Join the network at www.vuengineeringconnect.com!

VUSE alumni and Current VUSE Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are eligible to participate.

  • For Our Students
    • Grow in self-awareness and self-discipline
    • Deepen your knowledge of a specific industry, employer, organizational culture, and job function
    • Test ideas and construct a personalized development plan with the help of a real world professional
    • Learn to receive and accept both praise and constructive feedback
    • Sharpen your active listening skills
    • Improve your job search and networking skills
    • Enhance your overall professional effectiveness
    • Expand your existing network
    • Gain a heightened sense of belonging and purpose
  • For Our Alumni
    • Share knowledge about your education, career path, successes and failures, and what your experiences have taught you
    • Acquire experience in coaching and fostering the talent of future leaders
    • Increase the value of your Vanderbilt engineering degree by investing in future alumni
    • Cultivate a stronger connection with the Vanderbilt School of Engineering
    • Deepen your knowledge of the current student body and campus community
    • Network with other alumni participants
    • Experience renewed pride and excitement for your field of work
    • Gain a heightened sense of belonging and purpose

Contact VUSE Alumni Mentor Program Staff

Email: vuengineeringconnect@vanderbilt.edu

Phone: 615-343-8061

Office: Featheringill Hall 104

Mailing Address: PMB 351519, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1519

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