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Established by the Office of Alumni Relations and the Levett Career Center in 2020, the COACH Alumni-Student Mentoring Program fosters meaningful relationships between HC alums and current students. Through the program, alumni (mentors) can guide and support students (mentees) by interacting with them, exchanging ideas, and sharing their experiences and knowledge of career paths. The connections made in this program help prepare our students for a successful future and leave a lasting impact on our campus community.

Types of Mentoring Available

Resource: One-time connection for exploring majors, resume reviews, interview questions, etc.
Career: Career and professional advice/activities (see below)
International: Learn how to manage Hanover as an international student, explore career options, and live abroad.
Student-Athlete: Inspire and support HC student-athletes as they explore potential career paths.
Multicultural: Help maps out a pathway while at Hanover and beyond.
Beyond the Point: Are you a recent grad trying to figure out life after Hanover?
Do you need something else? Contact coachmentoring@hanover.edu.

mission

To uphold the mission of Hanover College, students and alums can practice lifelong inquiry, transformative learning, and meaningful service. Both alumni and students can benefit from the mentoring relationship. Students gain the perspective of an objective professional. Alums build mentoring skills that can then translate to their workplace and job. Indeed, professional relationships and friendships develop due to a rewarding mentoring relationship that may last a lifetime.

alumni

Open to all HC Alumni

Students

Open to all Students

COACH for EDU

The Coach for Education Mentoring Program is the first department-specific mentoring program for
Hanover College education students and alumni!

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What is Coach for Education?

The first student to-alumni mentoring program directly targeted for students studying in the Education Department.

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Education Alumni Committee

comprised of a community of teachers and learners that prepare committed, competent, culturally responsive, and critically reflective new teachers from the Education program at Hanover College.

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A community of teachers and learners prepare committed, competent, culturally responsive, and critically reflective new teachers.

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Testimonials

We talk every Monday afternoon and set goals for the upcoming week and celebrate great accomplishments! Having a mentor has been really helpful. Lauren has given me advice on all sorts of things such as how to approach a roommate about various topics, how to make it through quarantine (and share my experience with the school), how to speak up to a professor, and most importantly, finding time to give myself a break and relax. One of my biggest goals this year was expanding my social network, and Lauren has helped me find open doors to take advantage of, as well as get me into contact with people she knows. She has also helped me draft emails to different people, making me feel confident in the message I was sending. Ultimately, she has been exceptional at lending a listening ear when I needed to rant about chemistry and providing a different point of view to see the situation.

Last semester has by far been my most loved semester during my time here at Hanover. Partly because I loved my classes, but mainly because my mentor was there to help me feel and act my best. We plan to meet face to face in June and possibly again in October, which I am deeply excited about.

- Maddie Mann '23