NIU Huskies Return “Home” to NIU every semester

 
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Homecoming is a fun weekend where NIU Huskies get to come back to campus, cheer on the NIU Football Team, and reconnect with their alma mater and their friends. But, there is a special group of Huskies that come back to campus virtually several times a year through their contribution the College of Business’ state-of-the-art e-mentor program. In this program, NIU alumni share practical knowledge about business and managing people.
 

Through an e-mentoring program each semester, NIU alumni interact with approximately 70 students as part of a required management class. Each mentor is carefully matched with a current student and corresponds with his or her student throughout an academic semester. These structured interactions result in a meaningful connection between classroom learning and professional development.
 

This program is unique on several fronts. It is a required component of an undergraduate class required for graduation, and it provides students an opportunity to learn to communicate via email and network with business professionals.
 

“Research shows that an individual’s career success and satisfaction are linked to the size of his or her developmental network and the level of career support that network provides,” said Sarah Marsh, Chair of the Department of Management. “As an e-mentor, an alumnus could influence a student’s network and provide important feedback about his or her skills that will serve as an advantage in the real world. Often, e-mentors proactively initiate connections between their students and other professionals in their network and help them to find internships, which is really a major win for the student.” 
 

Since the beginning of the program, the College of Business has seen more than 1,700 student-mentor relationships, and the results have been fantastic! Nearly 85 percent of students report that they have gained confidence in establishing mentor relationships as a result of the e-mentoring program. And 57 percent report that they are likely to stay in contact with their mentor even after the semester and assignment have ended. Mentors have provided important connections to their professional networks resulting in internships and job opportunities. Students also comment on the insights they gain from their mentors and their ability to coach them in ways that help them succeed at NIU and in the professional world. With the program in place for 11 years, students who benefited from the e-mentoring program during their time on campus are now e-mentors themselves, helping the next generation of Huskies succeed.
 

These types of successes would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of the nearly 300 NIU alumni and friends who actively contribute to our current students’ success. A big thank you to all our alumni and friends who have participated in the program:

  • Kevin Adam
  • Al Adducci
  • Bob Adducci
  • Joe Agnew
  • Mardel Ahleong
  • Nabeel Aldrees
  • Zach Alesandrini
  • Peter Alfano
  • Marie Allen
  • Megan Amdahl
  • Anbu Anbarasu
  • Tim Anderson
  • Arun Anirudhan
  • Markus Annen
  • Dominick Archer
  • Curt Baker
  • Kannan Balakrishnan
  • Darrin  Battaglia
  • Curtis  Batterton
  • Alan Baxter
  • Jay Beaton
  • Matthew Belda
  • Corky Bellile
  • Kyle Bendt
  • Keith Bentley
  • Brandon Bice
  • Brian Bielawski
  • Mina Biggs
  • Bailee  Billhymer
  • Jeff Bishop
  • Pamela Blackwell
  • Howard Blietz
  • Louisa Borosak
  • Alcira Borras
  • Alex Borring
  • Eric Brasher
  • Jordan Brodsky
  • Shannon Brooks
  • Scot Brown
  • John Bruce
  • Deb Brucker
  • Todd Bucciarelli
  • Ed Buckley
  • Brittany Buis
  • Jagan Bukkaraju
  • Jack Burback
  • Mike Bychowsky
  • David Byerly
  • Troy Campbell
  • Katherine Carbon
  • Mitch Carlander
  • Mark Carlinsky
  • Tim Carone
  • Janyll Cashman
  • Ryan Castle
  • Cary Chessick
  • Mario Cinardi
  • Laura Clark
  • Jon Cohen
  • Alaine  Coleman
  • Ian Concidine
  • Sarah Condiff
  • Lacy Cortez
  • Liz Cory
  • Terry Creamer
  • Greg Crowley
  • Joe Cullinane
  • Ed Curtis
  • Vince DaCosta
  • Brian Dahlman
  • Dawn de los Santos
  • Josh Dean
  • Dean DeBiase
  • Brenda DeWeese
  • Joyce   Dickerson
  • Emilia  DiMenco
  • Barbara DiMonte
  • Mark Donile
  • John Doyle
  • Rita Dragonette
  • Eric Duesing
  • Brian Duffy
  • Grant Dungan
  • Juliann Dziubinski
  • Reginald Ervin
  • Kristi Falk
  • Dan Feely
  • Trae Ferguson
  • Marc Fervil
  • Joan Finley
  • Allison Fishman
  • Betty Flasch
  • Ryan Flynn
  • Kent Foster
  • Lisa Fox
  • Chad Frazell
  • Julie Fuerst
  • Doug Gaffney
  • Hari Ganapathy
  • Nicholas Garbis
  • Mike Garthwaite
  • Ron Garvey
  • Michael Gasior
  • Nick Gerovac
  • John Gibbons
  • Brian Gillet
  • Stephanie Given
  • Kelly Gjurkovic
  • Brian Glasgow
  • Mike Glassberg
  • Karen Goldner
  • Chris Goodacre
  • Will Gott
  • Kathy Gould-Taylor
  • Dan Grant
  • Justin Gress
  • Amy Guenette
  • David Haas
  • Laura Hall
  • Jeff Hampton
  • Chandler Harnish
  • Tim Harris
  • Will Harris
  • Jenny Hart
  • Lyle Heidemann
  • Jerry Higgins
  • Kim Hiller
  • Andrea Hoffman
  • Megan Holford
  • Stephan Hombaker
  • Keith Horak
  • Terry Horan
  • Doug Howell
  • Chuck Howlett
  • Don Hubbartt
  • Joe Hula
  • Joshua Huseman
  • Paul Ingraham
  • Jessica Jackley
  • Tom Jackowski
  • Mike Jaroch
  • Bob Jonas
  • Ann Jungers
  • Nick Kates
  • Matt Keeley
  • Chris Kelley
  • James Kemp
  • Steve Khant
  • Rich Kilcoyne
  • Brett Kinsfather
  • Kevin Kirby
  • Kevin Kirsten
  • Kimberly Kocur
  • Jonathan Koepke
  • Joseph Kohn
  • Mike Kolkay
  • Ken Koziol
  • Paul Krabbenhoft
  • Rahul Krishnan
  • Tony Kuehn
  • Michael Kukla
  • Matthew Kunz
  • Santhosh Kurup
  • Roger Laframboise
  • Andrew Lambros
  • Eric Langer
  • Joe Lapointe
  • Norm Larson
  • Brad Lauer
  • Catherine Law
  • Rod Leezer
  • Jeremy Leifel
  • Tony Leifert
  • Jeremy Leitizen
  • Jeremy Leitzen
  • Tim Lenahan
  • Bob Libby
  • Paul Lichter
  • Gary Lockett
  • Efrain  Maldonado
  • Jim Malmassari
  • Justin Mamula
  • Alexander Marketos
  • Bill Marsden
  • Ryan Marshall
  • Joseph Martillaro
  • Benny  Mathew
  • Kristina Mattson
  • Kevin McCormick
  • Brittany McDonough
  • Geoff  McHale
  • Brian   McHugh
  • Roberto Medina
  • Becky  Meggesin
  • Terri Melton
  • Bob Meyer
  • Nate Meyers
  • Kimberly Miller
  • Shelley Miller
  • Jennifer Mitrenga
  • Corinne Montgomery
  • Scott Moore
  • Ryan Morris
  • Jeff Mowell
  • Laura Mueller
  • Pat Musselman
  • Wessam Mustafa
  • Mike Nardulli
  • Jaemie Neely
  • Julie Novalinski
  • Janel O'Connor
  • Mike O'Connor
  • Roy O'Kelly
  • Sara Obenchain
  • John Oller
  • Eric Orthey
  • Kevin Otte
  • Steve Ouellette
  • Kurt Paquin
  • Scott Parratore
  • Jasbir Patel
  • Liz Peters
  • Shawn Pfeiffer
  • Aris Placourakis
  • Daniel  Potjeau
  • Sarah Quintanilla
  • Donna Ramadan
  • Robert Ratini
  • Don Reilly
  • Michael Reporto
  • Rick Ricca
  • Sean Richards
  • Lori Riley
  • Leonetta Rizzi
  • Masha  Roberts
  • Barb Rosen
  • Marty Ross
  • Rob Rossi
  • Bob Rothkopf
  • Wesam Saber
  • Rhouel Salonga
  • Scott Salverson
  • Heber Sambucetti
  • Christy Sanders
  • Scott Sanders
  • Mike Saporito
  • Deb Schober
  • Roy Schultz
  • Mike Shepherd
  • Joe Simchak
  • Tom Simon
  • Clarke  Sinclair
  • Adriana Singleton
  • Kathy Slowinski
  • Chandra Smith
  • Judi Smith
  • Wayne Smith
  • Audrey Southard
  • Scott Starkweather
  • Joe Stasiek
  • Bill Stauffer
  • Mandy Stepan
  • Justin Stewart
  • Christal Stinson
  • Cindy Stout
  • Drew Strauchen
  • Rajas Sukthankar
  • Tim Suter
  • Scott Termini
  • Hope Thomas
  • Keisha Thomas
  • Shawn Tyrrell
  • David Tzau
  • Joe Vanden Bos
  • Janet Viane
  • Joe Vicicondi
  • Heidi Voigt
  • Pamela von Leyden
  • Mary Vrancic
  • Dan Vuksanovich
  • Julie Walker
  • Monica Wallace
  • Jeff Wallem
  • Eric Wasowicz
  • David Watson
  • Chuck Wingard
  • Simon Wlodarski
  • Sheryl Wolf
  • John Wonak
  • Lexi Wozny
  • Avinash Yardi
  • Robert Ybarra
  • Emily Young
  • John Zaffer
  • Davorka Zeba
  • Angela Zentefis