UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 31, Page 6
May 12, 1994
Nursing alumni volunteer as mini-mentors for students

     Alumni from the University of Delaware's College of Nursing celebrated
National Nurses' Week (May 6-13) by announcing a new mentor program
designed to benefit UD students and alumni alike.
     The Career Network Program will link working alumni with students or
other alumni who would like to spend a day at work with a nurse in a
particular specialty.
     "This mini-mentoring program is designed to give students and alumni
who may wish to investigate specific career areas insight into different
career paths," Mary Lou Hamilton, president of the College of Nursing
Alumni Association, said.
     The program, which will begin in the fall, could include mentors from
a wide variety of nursing areas, such as obstetrical, pediatric,
psychiatric, operating room, medical/surgical and community health nursing,
nursing management and nursing education.
     Additionally, the program is designed to provide exposure to varied
institutional settings, an opportunity to meet alumni from a different
class, a chance to explore a totally different area of nursing practice and
an opportunity to share time with a classmate, as well as a chance to "swap
stories" about the UD, meet new people and make new friends.
     Benefits for alumni include an opportunity to "touch the future," find
out what's happening at their alma mater, share expertise and convince
someone that their area of nursing is "the best," Hamilton said.
     Alumni who are interested in sponsoring an undergraduate or fellow
alumni for the day and students and alumni who are interested in visiting a
job site, should contact the College of Nursing, by calling, 831-2381 or by
fax at 831-2382.