Mentor Program e-Newsletter

Marquette University Alumni Association Mentor Newsletter
March 2018

Celebrate and register now for April 26 MUAA Mentor Program Finale

MUAA Mentor Program FinaleThe 2017-18 MUAA Mentor Program is (almost) a wrap and Celebrate and Thursday, April 26, will officially conclude this year's initiative.

Join fellow mentors, mentees, campus partners and university staff at 707 Hub, the innovative home of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, a program participant. Register by April 19 for this annual favorite, which is made possible this year by mentor Bill Krueger, Eng ’89 (Ethan Corr, engineering mentee).

Shadow visit introduces new career option for mentee

Jackie Palank and Bridget DrufkeCommunication mentee Bridget Drufke would agree her mentor Jackie Palank, Comm ’07 and publications editor at Alverno College in Milwaukee, knows journalism. Prior to her current position, she served in several roles at The Wall Street Journal in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Bridget recently shadowed Jackie for a day-in-the-life as a communication professional.

“Jackie showed me magazines she has worked on, a recent admissions project, and other marketing aspects of higher education. Seeing these projects made me interested in doing marketing/communications for higher education, which was something I hadn't thought of,” she says.

“I enjoyed hosting Bridget on campus, where she had an opportunity to meet my colleagues and learn about marketing in the higher education sector," Jackie says. "It was also helpful to get additional face-to-face time to discuss her career and internship goals and the significant progress she has made toward meeting them.” she says.

Mentor offers tips to prepare for an internship

Gerry Ahern and Maddy KennedyGerry Ahern, Jour ’87, editor in chief for Golfweek, four-time program participant and 2017-18 mentor of communication student Brian Boyle, has hired approximately 45 interns during his career. Consider his five tips to make sure you impress in your new position.

1. Go to school on your boss and your colleagues. Do your homework. What are their accomplishments and specialties? How can their experience help guide and benefit you during your tenure? 
2. Study the space. Who and what are the most important people and entities you’ll be interacting with, covering and/or competing with? Be prepared to demonstrate that knowledge to your colleagues.
3. Come loaded with ideas. Have well-researched and thought-out projects to pitch to the boss. What new wrinkles might you be able to bring to the party? Think social media, podcasting, video.
4. Make yourself available. No task too small. No hours off limits. Your big break can come from raising your hand and picking up a job someone else on the team isn’t able to do. Stay ready and eager to come off the bench.
5. Sit down with the boss on day one. Have your team leader spell out expectations, roles and responsibilities. Listen intently and take notes. Ask questions. Re-read items 1-4 and be ready to discuss.

Make new professional contacts and relationships. Have some fun. Win.

Mentees invited to share experiences, prepare for program's final weeks at next week's Best Practices Workshops

Mentee Best Practices WorkshopStudent mentees are strongly encouraged to attend one of the March 20-21 Best Practices Workshops in Zilber Hall. Prepare for the remaining weeks with your mentor, share your experiences and learn from fellow program participants. Attendees will also hear from students in the Alumni Mentee Network about finishing strong with your mentor and planning to continue the partnership beyond this year's April 26 Finale Celebration. Register now.

Mentor offers career expertise to live by design, not default

Megan Niesius and Maribel LangerThe March 14 Mentor Best Practices Workshop teleconference included professional development insight from mentor Maribel Langer, Bus Ad ’89 and a principal for Korn Ferry Hay Group, a leading global talent and leadership consulting firm. Her theme, Live Your Life by Design, Not by Default, will also be presented in the next MUAA newsletter. Based on her own professional experience, she offered her top five career principles as well as additional suggestions to consider. Get the principles and what's behind them here.

Five Questions With…. Tom Seaman, Eng '86 (Jenna Grieshop, engineering mentee)

Tom Seaman1. What suggestions do you have for mentees? And mentors?
Come prepared with a couple topics for discussion, but also bring an open mind about what you might take away.

2. What’s your favorite Marquette memory?
Exploring downtown Milwaukee with friends, particularly freshman year.

3. Something you wish you would’ve done differently at Marquette to help prepare for your career?
I wish I’d taken more humanities courses.  I was very focused on math and engineering classes, which are great for training you to solve problems, but I think it’s the humanities courses that help you learn to think critically and develop a broader view.

4. My first job after graduating from Marquette was….  
I became a radar engineer at General Electric in Upstate New York, a job which eventually sent me to Taiwan, which was a life-changing experience.

5. Past or present, individual you’d like to invite to dinner?
Matteo Ricci.  He was a Jesuit missionary the 16th century China, whose mastery of Chinese language, history, and culture was instrumental to his success, and led him into numerous fascinating situations, including serving for years as an advisor to the emperor.

Tom Seaman, Eng ’86, is principal at Clarus Marketing PDX in Lake Oswego, Ore. This is the second year he’s mentoring in the MUAA Mentor Program.

In the News

Congratulations to these mentor program participants for their recent achievements.

Mike EichtenMike Eichten, Eng ’92, received the 2018 HACIA (Hispanic American Construction Industry Association) Mentor/Protégé Award in Chicago. (DJ Denson, engineering mentee). He’s a four-time MUAA Mentor Program participant.   


 

Victor IkeVictor Ike, arts mentee, attended the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s annual convention in Atlanta. The conference is considered the premier international event for nearly 4,000 social and personality psychologists representing academia, non-profit, government, and private sectors. (Mentor Lansen Barrow, Bus Ad ’74, US Department of Energy; New Orleans)

 

Ellie RoggeEllie Rogge, arts mentee, works in an on-campus lab caring for and documenting more than 100 geckos to support the evolution studies of Dr. Tony Gamble, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences (Mentor Manuel Raynal, Arts ’99, Einhander International; Milwaukee)

 


Brendan SimsBrendan Sims, engineering mentee, attended the Additive Manufacturing in Motion Symposium in Cleveland during spring break. The conference is presented by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and involves worldwide researchers and innovators from many types of motion systems. (Mentor Jeff Richlen, Bus Ad ’07, Harley-Davidson; Milwaukee) 

 

If you have a new job, received a promotion, award or volunteered recently, share it with fellow mentors and mentees In the News. Email it with a headshot to daniel.deweerdt@marquette.edu.

MUAA Mentor Program Toolbox offers relevant mentor, career resources

From mentor and mentee broad-based questions to timely and trending mentor and professional development articles, visit the MUAA Mentor Program Toolbox. This month's featured resource:

Eight Essential Rules for First-Time Mentors, Fast Company

Mentor program questions or comments? Contact MUAA Mentor Program Director Dan DeWeerdt at daniel.deweerdt@marquette.edu or (414) 288-4740.

 


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