{"id":80,"date":"2021-03-12T09:18:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T15:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:53:15","slug":"mentorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in wp-block-paragraph\">Gain from the powerful connection you can make with a professional mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662-300x300.gif\" alt=\"Group of 5 students on staircase\" class=\"wp-image-14577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program connects Pell-eligible and first generation business junior and senior students with business professionals to help you gain from their knowledge and career experiences. The program will match you with a mentor for the academic year. You are expected to meet with your mentor regularly \u2013 for lunch, a cup of coffee, or in your mentor\u2019s office \u2013 so that you can talk about your school work, getting your foot in the door at companies, and making the transition from school to professional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the program, you\u2019ll also benefit from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligibility for a $500 scholarship<\/strong>. (Scholarship is not automatic with participation in the program. Additional requirements may apply.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Orientation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Enjoy games, food, and connections while learning about program requirements and develop relationships with peers in the program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Networking Forums<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Network with all of the mentors and mentees in the program, and hear from an inspiring guest speaker about success in business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workshops <\/strong>&#8211; Learn about various career-related topics. Past workshop topics have included: Dress for Success, Communication, Presentation Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Skills, etc..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-interested\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Students<\/em><\/strong>: View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X1JYBwO7XVM&amp;list=PL3CFuVFQHK2KXHLQIwwqjC90LXdaLxaC_\">video testimonials of current students<\/a> to hear first-hand accounts about what the program has to offer! Applications are open for the 2026-27 academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Business professionals:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Applications are open for the 2026-27 year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/lubar-mentorship-program-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Here For the Mentorship Program<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-many-thanks-to-the-generous-sponsors\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h5\">Many thanks to the generous sponsors!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A. O. Smith<br>MGIC<br>Wipfli Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-7148\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Student Life<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/future\/undergraduate\/business-panthers\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Business Panthers LLC<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/business-scholars\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Business Scholars<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/study-abroad\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Business Study Abroad Programs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/emerging-leaders-program\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Emerging Leaders Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/connections\/ignite-startup-accelerator\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Ignite Startup Accelerator<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/\" class=\"current\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/lubar-25\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Lubar 25<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/scholarships\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Scholarships<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/competitions\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Student Competitions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/organizations\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Student Organizations<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/tutoring\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Tutoring Center<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Liana Opitz<br>Mentoring &amp; Engagement Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Services<br>414-229-5271<br><a href=\"mailto:lmopitz@uwm.edu\">lmopitz@uwm.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":17463,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/centered.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lubar College of Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lubar College of Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T15:53:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program - Lubar College of Business\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/554\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662-300x300.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-12T15:18:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-24T15:53:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/554\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/554\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Group of 5 students on staircase\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/mentorship\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Student Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/students\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lubar College of Business\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/554\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/554\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/business\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lubar College of Business","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/","og_site_name":"Lubar College of Business","article_modified_time":"2026-08-24T15:53:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif","type":"image\/gif"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/","name":"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program - Lubar College of Business","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662-300x300.gif","datePublished":"2021-03-12T15:18:57+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-24T15:53:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2024\/03\/MMP-photo-e1709656027662.gif","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Group of 5 students on staircase"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/mentorship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Student Resources","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lubar College of Business Mentorship Program"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/","name":"Lubar College of Business","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#organization","name":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","width":225,"height":224,"caption":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20936,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/20936"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}