Mentorship

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

MISSION

The mission of the Student-Athlete Mentoring Program is to assist our student-athletes in their personal and professional development by providing resources and cultivating meaningful relationships with the network of professionals in the university of Maryland community.

OUR VISION

Through the guidance and direction of our professional mentors, our student-athletes will graduate with life skills that will be applicable both in their personal and professional lives. The wealth of knowledge and extensive network made possible by the mentoring program will provide the necessary tools for our student athletes to become pillars of excellence in our community and return as more defined, inspired, and impactful men than when they started. These new relationships will blossom into lifetime connections and resources for both our student-athletes, mentors and our program.

OUR GOAL

Our Goal is to assist our student-athletes in their personal and professional development by providing resources and cultivating meaningful relationships with the network of professionals in the university of Maryland community.

HOW IT WORKS

The relationship between mentor and mentee begins with an introduction to life plans establishing short term and long term SMART goals to help the student-athlete visualize where they are going. The genuine connection is developed further by phone conversations, text messages and in person meetings. The below skeleton is an outline of various ways the relationship can blossom and how the mentor can assist in developing the student athlete in order to prepare them for life after sport.

FRESHMAN YEAR

  1. ESTABLISH MENTOR/MENTEERELATIONSHIP
  2. BUILD 4-PILLAR PLAN – CAREER, FAMILY,FOOTBALL, SCHOOL
  3. ESTABLISH A LINKEDIN PROFILE
  4. DEVELOP A RESUME

JUNIOR YEAR

  1. ADJUST 4-PILLAR PLAN
  2. RESUME REVIEW
  3. INTERVIEW PREPARATION
  4. CAREER FAIR PREPARATION
  5. POST-GRADUATE CAREER/DEGREE
    OPPORTUNITIES
  6. MENTOR ASSISTS IN INTERNSHIP
    PLACEMENT

SOPHOMORE YEAR

  1. UPDATE THE 4-PILLAR PLAN
  2. DEVELOP COVER LETTER SKILLLS
  3. DEVELOP INTERVIEW SKILLS
  4. BUILDING YOUR BRAND
  5. MENTOR ASSISTS IN INTERNSHIP
    PLACEMENT

SENIOR YEAR

  1. REVIEW AND ADJUST 4-PILLAR PLAN
  2. LIFE AFTER SPORT
  3. NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS
  4. FINANCIAL LITERACY – 401K, TAXES, CREDIT
  5. MENTOR ASSISTS IN JOB PLACEMENT