The mentor is expected to meet monthly with the student. Among the suggested activities are visits to the mentor's place of business during regular business hours to witness first hand the entrepreneurial process. A Mentor Program kick off event will take place at Miami University in September of each year, involving all current mentors and student participants. It will include a reaffirmation of the relationship expectations, examples of successful activities, and discussions of how to improve mentorship experiences. Group discussions will be organized to provide both the students and the mentors to ensure a productive experience.
Time is the most valuable thing our mentors have to give to students.
It is anticipated that the mentorship will require approximately five hours of a mentor's time per month, that each mentor will work with one student, and that the formal relationship will last for a year. Interactions should be ongoing, with contact at least once per month, and include both social and business contexts. Interactions should not be initiated just by the student, but also by the mentor. Students must approach the mentorship as an extension of their total learning experience. Students are expected to keep of diary of their mentoring experiences, a copy of which must be submitted to the Page Center prior to graduation.