The AMS Board for Private Sector Meteorologists has designed this as a premium mentorship program to create and foster one-on-one personal interactions tailored to the needs of participating students. The program is intended to increase students’ awareness of opportunities in the private sector of the weather and climate professional enterprise and help them realize their professional growth potential. Each participating student regularly interacts with a private sector professional unrelated to the professional’s current vocation or position. Ultimately, the success of this program depends on the individual commitment of each participant, mentor and student, toward the betterment of the individual and our profession. Both the mentor and student will benefit most from the valuable two-way exchange of information during each interaction, and through maintaining a consistent, ongoing and open dialogue.
As a College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) undergraduate, do you want to learn about career paths, professional fields, and educational options from alumni working in your field of interest? If yes, the EMS Mentoring Program is for you. The Mentoring Program was created to help our undergraduates succeed, prepare them for their professional careers, and become active EMS alumni. The program allows students to explore topics like internships, career planning, college to career transition, and leadership development with an alumni mentor. EMS has students and alumni from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, talents and interests. The program leverages this diversity, and provides students with a broader perspective on career choices by pairing them with mentors that complement their interest, discipline/major, and professional aspirations.