Why Participate?

“My mentor provided insightful feedback regarding going to grad school or into industry and helped get me my job after graduation! This program provided an easy, low-stress way to start networking with someone whom was once in your shoes and wants to help. I would strongly recommend it to all students and am thankful for all that it has helped achieve.” – Mark Kelsic (student)

“Participating in the Alumni Student Mentor Program is a great way for me to stay engaged with the department and its current students, especially with my living so far from CU. I really enjoy connecting with current students and offering advice based on what I experienced as a ChE student at CU.” – Kat (Potter) Brookhart (ChemBioEngr’11)

“It is gratifying to know that I've helped someone miss a bump in the road that didn't need to be experienced, because they've listened to and learned from my experience. I love seeing joy in the face of a student who has met a personal goal." -Theresa Scholz (ChemEngr’80)

"The ASMP has allowed me to gain valuable insight into starting an international engineering career from an experienced professional." -Brita Salzmann (student)

“This program offers students insight into what is in the world just beyond homework assignments and midterms, while allowing alumni to reconnect with the department in a very positive way.” -Andrew Jensen (ChemEngr’10)

“This outstanding mentoring opportunity not only benefits the student but also provided a great, proven resource to my company when we hired the student full-time after graduation. The student gets back what they put into the program and its mentoring/coaching opportunities tenfold. I got back an opportunity to share my life experiences, what I would have done differently and insights on how to best help them into the engineering field. These efforts helped us both to realize how fun engineering in the real world is and how we can make a difference.” -Jay Witherspoon (ChemEngr’81)

“When I was finishing school in 1981, I had many unanswered questions about the types of work that ChEs did, but I had no one to ask. I was left to sort out what I could learn from job interviews. This program gives me the opportunity to answer many of those questions for someone else, so they can be better prepared not only for job interviews, but where to pursue their interviews. Such questions include: What kinds of jobs do process engineers do? What knowledge and skills are most important to succeed? What kinds of companies generally offer those types of jobs? What kind of work environments exist, and which companies have them?” -Gregory Smith (ChemEngr'81)

“My mentor has helped me better my resume and really tailor it towards what employers are looking for, as well as helped me to get in contact with some folks in the industry. Since meeting him, I have learned a lot more about what kind of job I should expect as well as how I should carry/present myself in order to appeal to those in hiring positions.” -Sam Torrance (student)

“The mentorship program was an amazing learning experience, and it really opened my eyes to the bigger picture and the purpose of school." -Andrew Darress (student)