The Memphis College of Art Alumni Mentoring
Program represents a unique fusion of two inter-related service providers:
the alumni program and the career services program providing services and
education in the practical skills artists and designers need in their professional
and creative lives.
These initiatives provide direct, practical service
to students and alumni, but also serve to increase and improve the connection
and affiliation of alumni to each other, to the college and to the larger
MCA community. The combination of these two offices provides a seamless
integration of services, encouraging alumni to utilize the resources of
the career program, while participating as an important component of the
network by assisting students and fellow alumni.
Delivery of these services
is through different programs, seminars, and events, on and off campus,
as well as through individual and class counseling sessions which are conducted
through a wide range of modalities, including traditional counseling appointments,
departmental programs, email appointments, and off-site counseling.
Alumni in the Mentoring Program can reach out to their students in several ways: