Mentoring Assistance
In collaboration with Veterans and Military Services, Senior Professionals is available to help ease the on-campus experience for Veteran/military-connected students by providing support and professional guidance by Senior Professional members who are Veterans. Senior Professionals is a membership-based organization of retired and semi-retired individuals from Central Illinois with backgrounds in various fields including business, education, social service, trades, health care, volunteerism, and more.
Some services available are:
- Sharing personal transition and professional experiences
- Reviewing and critiquing resumes
- Providing mock job interviews and career coaching
- Offering job shadowing opportunities
- Acting as a sounding board for Veteran students’ challenges
Veteran mentors would interact one-on-one with Veteran/military-connected students when convenient for both parties and could be face-to-face, by electronic communication, or by social networking on an as-needed basis. Time limits for engagement would be determined by the participants and/or the two oversight offices (Senior Professionals and Veterans and Military Services). If you are interested in seeking assistance, please contact Ms. Laura Kowalczyk, Senior Professionals Coordinator, at lakowa2@IllinoisState.edu or (309) 438-2818.
Please note that future peer-to-peer mentoring opportunities will be posted here once available.