{"id":28642,"date":"2025-10-31T11:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28642"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:12:23","slug":"alumni-mentorship-program-amp","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/alumni-mentorship-program-amp\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Mentorship Program (AMP)"},"template":"","news_categories":[23,22,12,65,29],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-28642","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-admin-note","news_categories-extracurricular-engagement","news_categories-faculty-and-staff-news","news_categories-inside-ahs","news_categories-student-recruitment"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear Faculty and Staff,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Office of Student Affairs is excited to share a new initiative from the College of Applied Health Sciences launching this spring: the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/events\/alumni-mentorship-program-amp-deadline-to-apply\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alumni Mentorship Program (AMP)<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2014 designed to connect undergraduate students with AHS alumni for meaningful, short-term mentoring relationships.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the theme <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cShaping Professional Identity,\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> AMP provides a supportive space for students to explore life after college, build confidence, and gain insights from those who have walked a similar path. The program is especially beneficial for seniors but is open to all students interested in developing professionally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word. Please consider promoting in any of the following ways:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Posting a brief message to your Blackboard course site<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Announcing the opportunity during class or via email<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharing the program flyer and sign-up link with students<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/jptmykx12msyeea0q7sbmxye1z1y3xps\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recruitment Toolkit<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (flyers, PPT slide insert + messaging templates)<\/span><br \/>\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Sign-Up Link: <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/go.uic.edu\/AMPStudent\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">go.uic.edu\/AMPStudent<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8212;-Below is one of the email template options&#8212;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students \u2014 you&#8217;re invited to apply for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AMP: The Alumni Mentorship Program<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a unique opportunity to be paired with an AHS alum this spring for real conversations about life after college.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The theme of this year&#8217;s program is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cShaping Professional Identity\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and is open to all students interested in professional growth. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be matched with a mentor during the Spring semester<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gain real-world insights, advice, and confidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Attend 2 in-person events with your mentor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meet 3 times over 3 months (in person or virtual)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Apply at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/go.uic.edu\/AMPStudent\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">go.uic.edu\/AMPStudent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AMP starts in January but the deadline to apply for a mentor is December 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8212;&#8212; End message)&#8212;-<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you for supporting our students\u2019 professional development and helping strengthen our alumni\u2013student community. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like to get involved.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> If you have an alumni you know of that would be fantastic mentors, feel free to connect them with us directly and we will share the enrollment link with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Warmly,<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office of Student Affairs (OSA)<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">College of Applied Health Sciences<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ahsOSA@uic.edu\">ahsOSA@uic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"Help encourage undergraduate students to sign up for an alumni mentor.","content_author":"AHS Office of Student Affairs","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29038,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28642\/revisions\/29038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=28642"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=28642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}