Over the course of building their careers, alumni have developed a unique set of experiences and learnings. However, as time passes, alumni participate less and less with UNAVSA and its new generation of members, having to re-learn those same lessons. Our Mentorship Program seeks to engage alumni with high-potential members to help develop the next generation of Vietnamese leaders and professionals through lived experiences in their career paths and with their involvement within the community.
Our vision is a mentorship program that creates a professional coaching relationship between the mentor and mentee demonstrating interest in pursuing a similar career path. Mentors will help create a development path for the mentee, guiding them over one year, and mentees will provide a level of commitment to self-development. Each year culminates in a leadership summit where mentors discuss feedback and mentees present accomplishments through the experiential learning program.
Through an initial assessment of mentee’s and mentor’s specific and personal (1) goals and objectives, (2) strengths and (3) development areas, the ARC will be able to match mentorship relationship based of specific areas of needs of mentees and areas of expertise of mentors. Each monthly group webinar will consist of 1 formal and 1 informal session. After formal learning session, mentors are expected to develop appropriate and specific learning opportunity connected with topic to career field related experience for mentee. Curriculum will be provided to mentors prior to facilitation.
Through the AMP Group Workshop curriculum, the mentees will have exposure towards personal development within professional, social, and individual realms of experiences and identities. Group workshops are required for mentees. AMP Group Workshops will be hosted (*once / twice a month*) through webinars in facilitating trainings and discussions. Topics may include:
Career:
Resumé Building
Career Fair Etiquette
Email Etiquette
Interviewing Skills
Academics:
Studying
Research
Organizations
Professors
Leadership:
Defining Leadership
How to Lead
Opportunities to Lead
Interpersonal Skills
Co-Curricular Activities:
What Organizations to Join
How to Create Transferrable Experiences
How to Get Active
How to Be “Involved” after Higher Education
Socializing:
Dating
Genuine Friendships
Social Networks
Social Media
Social Justice:
Social Justice 101
Advocacy
Solidarity
Intersecting Identities
Identity:
What is an Identity?
Social Identity Wheel
Story Maps
Who Am I?
My Major:
Switching Majors
Course Selections
Research
Meetings with Advisors
Health:
Physical Health
Mental Health
Sleeping Habits
Introspection
Requirements
Requirements