Chronus for Higher Education
Academic Flash Mentoring: One-Time Student Mentor
Benefits of Flash Mentoring
With so many things competing for a student’s attention, flash mentoring, short term mentoring or one-time mentoring, provides a focused opportunity for students to engage with peers and alumni, fostering their professional connections and skills for the future. It also provides the opportunity for alumni to reconnect with their alma matter, giving back through the power of mentoring. It is a valuable learning opportunity that helps a student and alumni build skills and industry knowledge they’ll need to be successful alumnus and professionals moving forward.
Career Placement
Provide students with advice and networks for a more competitive career placement
Alumni Connections
Engage a larger pool of alumni through shorter time commitments
Increase Retention
Increase retention by supporting the transition into student life
“Students who sign up for a mentor are 14% more likely to stay in college, and 13% more likely to graduate college after four years.”
Software For Flash Mentoring
Customize Matching
Matching individual mentors and mentees across an entire academic program or alumni network can be time consuming and filled with spreadsheets. With Chronus’ MatchIQ® algorithm, easy to complete profiles and customizable criteria make sure students find the right mentor for their customized career goals, specified functional skills, or preferred industries.
Track Mentoring Program Outcomes
Manually keeping track of participant feedback and mentoring session data can be cumbersome. Through meeting reminders, follow-ups and customizable surveys, Chronus software stays on top of user participation and engagement within the mentoring program, producing timely data and qualitative feedback.
Reduce Dedicated Admin Time
Admins have many priorities above and beyond a mentoring program. Chronus mentorship software requires minimal admin oversight while maintaining stable and impactful student and alumni engagement across the institution.
Additional Resources
University Mentoring: Do Your Student Initiatives Actually Serve the Modern Student?
University mentoring is a proven way to combat student attrition and enable student success. First, you must learn to understand the modern student.
University of Colorado Engages Students in a Pipeline of Mentoring
Leeds School of Business sought to run multiple mentoring programs for students and alumni, but manual management slowed them down. Until they found a new way.
Four Benefits of a University Mentoring Program
Mentoring offers universities a way to efficiently connect students and alumni for support, learning and networking as they move through their university experience and into working life.
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