Connecting Women Across and Beyond Campus
for Support, Leadership, and Excellence

The Women’s Center Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for junior and senior female students at Ohio Universityto connect with a female mentor in their personal and professional fields of interest.  The goal of the program is to enrich the female undergraduate experience at Ohio University and to pair students with a mentor who can offer guidance and assist them in reaching their personal and professional goals.

In addition to building a mentoring relationship, participating students and mentors will also have the opportunity to attend programs and activities focused on career and personal development.  Mentors and mentees will decide on the format of their mentoring relationship and the time commitment they wish to make. It is recommended that you meet at least once a month if possible and stay in contact regularly.

OU alumnae, current and retired female faculty and staff, female graduate students and Athens-area professionals and activists are eligible to serve as mentors.

This program is designed for junior and senior female students with either clearly-defined or unsure career goals.

Student Expectations:

Undergraduate students participating in the Women's Center Mentoring Program are responsible for:

• Setting clearly defined goals for the program

• Initiating first contact with their assigned mentor

• Engaging in regular contact with their mentor via e-mail, phone, or face-to-face contact

• Committing time and energy to establish a relationship with her mentor and being open to their advice and suggestions

• Attending required Women's Center Mentoring Program events.

Mentor Expectations:

• Engaging in regular contact with the assigned student via e-mail, phone, or face-to-face contact

• Having a positive and pro-active attitude about their mentoring role and being open and honest with communicating their assigned student

• Discussing personal and professional goals with students and working with them to reach those goals

• Encouraging students to attend Women's Center Mentoring Program events, as well as other events appropriate to their personal and professional development.