Freshman Engineers and Alumni Mentors: A JIT Educational Process Enhancement

摘要

The School of Engineering at Western New England College implemented an Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP) for first year students that builds upon more general mentoring initiatives sponsored through the Office of Freshman and Transfer Students. The goal is to foster a practical view of areas of career interest, build professional and personal contacts, and develop a supportive relationship with an engineering alumnus (mentor) while in the early stages of their academic program. Just in Time (JIT) recognition is thereby paid to the stage of student development when uncertainty surrounding the selection of engineering as a major is at its peak.