When Curt McPhail ’96, executive director of The Space in the Mungo Center, thinks about the myMentor program, he thinks of something that the late Rev. Dr. Talmage Skinner ’56, former Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Wofford, used to say.
“He was a great mentor of mine,” McPhail says, “and he used to say ‘you don’t just come to Wofford, you join Wofford.’ Wofford is such a tight-knit community. It’s like a family, and we want myMentor to build on that tradition, creating even stronger connections between students and those in a position to guide them professionally.”
Launching this fall, myMentor is an online platform that facilitates connections between current Wofford students and alumni, parents and friends of the college who are willing to offer career insights and advice based on their professional experience. The college would like at least 200 volunteer mentors in the system before offering the program to students.
“There are many ways to contribute to student success, and myMentor offers a way for people who believe in the power of a liberal arts education to give their time and share their knowledge with the next generation of Wofford students,” says Dina Roberts, executive director of engagement and annual giving, a partner with The Space on the myMentor service. “The program offers a flexible way for people to share their experience. Mentors can decide on their level of commitment and mentor on their own schedule. I urge anyone who wants to make an immediate difference for Wofford students to sign up now.”
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- VISIT: wofford.firsthand.co
- Select GIVE ADVICE to begin the registration process.
By Kate Thomas