It went well, but I must admit I felt a bit out of place being the youngest person there. Nevertheless, it was a good opportunity to meet everyone involved in the program, especially after communicating via e-mail for a couple of weeks.

Topics at the meeting were diverse, ranging from how the IT sector is hot (and CIS / CompSci enrollment is low) to how some students expected to earn $100K right after graduation. We shared a few laughs after that one was brought up. For students reading this, don’t expect to move to management right after you graduate. Start low and work your way up the corporate ladder.

As for numbers, approximately 15 students have signed up for mentoring, and I mentioned I’d mentor a couple (besides my cousin).

Overall, I feel that the mentorship program appears promising for current and prospective CIS students.

It appears that I am one of four (that I know of) alumni invited to mentor UCFV CIS students.

My responsibilities will entail helping students set long-term career goals and short-term learning objectives, among many other things. UCFV wants to provide educational and professional development opportunities for young professionals entering the industry, and it sounds like UCFV is headed in the right direction with the new mentorship program.

Supposedly there’s a meeting soon, so I’ll post some more information once it’s available.