Mentorship Program
W e beg an t he f ir s t m en t or s h i p pr ogr am in
th e 20 1 3 - 2 0 14 ac ad e m ic ye ar un d er t h e
s up er v is i on of As s is t an t Pr of . Dr . Pı na r
Der i n - G ür e.
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ec o n om ic s gr a du at e wi t h a f o ur th ye a r
s tu d en t. O ur s t ud e nts wer e v er y ha p p y a n d
ex c it ed t o par t ic ip at e i n t h e pr o gr am . T he y
ha v e be e n a p po i nt e d a gr a du a te m en t or i n
th e f i e l d t he y h a v e s e lec te d . O ur m ent ors
r eac h e d o ur s t u de nt s thr ou g h em a i l, b y
ph o ne , a nd f ac e - t o- f a c e wh e ne v er th a t was
pos s i b le . T h e y s h ar ed th e ir ex p er i enc es in
th e f i el d . W e gav e a s ur ve y at t h e e n d of
th e pr ogr am an d a l l o ur s tu d en ts m en ti o n ed
th at t he pr ogr am was e it her h e lpf ul or v er y
he l pf u l, a n d a l l of t he m m enti o ne d th a t t h e y
wa nt t o vo l u nt e er t o be a m en t or as we ll .
T his ac a d em ic ye ar we h a v e e n l ar g e d ou r
c o ve r a g e to t h ir d ye a r s tu de nts . A m en tor
was ap p oi n te d t o b ot h th ir d an d f o ur t h ye a r
s tu d en ts ac c or di n g t o t he ir f u tur e work
i nt er es ts . W e wo u ld l ik e to t ha nk al l o ur
m entors wh o de v ot e d tim e a nd e ner g y t o
he l p in g o ur s t ud e nts .
‘M y m e n t o r w a s e v e n m o r e e n t h u s i a s t i c t h a n I w a s
and wanted me to t ell her the news about my job
possibilities. We went through the job offers
together and s he helped me find someone in the
field to inform me more about the fie ld. ’
‘He was very helpf ul and he made me feel
comfortable. I could reac h him anytime I needed
help. In addition to this he inf ormed me on issues
that I wanted to know more about. ’
‘My ment or was very warm and helpful. She
answered my emails quickly. I thi nk she was the
best match according to the mentorship survey I
filled in.’
‘He was very busy but called me several times even
though he was in a different country. In our
meetings he was very helpful. The things he said
were very memorable and I learned so many new
things that I didn’t know before. ’
‘W e m e t f a c e t o f a c e a n d s h a r e d o u r t h o u g h t s o n
import ant issues. ’
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20 0 1) was s e lec te d as t h e m ent or of th e
ye ar b as ed o n i nf or m at i on f r om th e s t u de nt
s ur ve ys . W e wo u ld l ik e t o th a nk her f or he r
ef f or ts a nd ho p e to h a v e h er as a m e nt or i n
th e f ut ure as we l l .
O ur s t u de n ts wi l l rec e i ve a n em ai l wi t h a
d if f ere nt s ur v e y l i nk o n th e s u bj ec t.
W e real l y a ppr ec i at e yo u r he l p. If yo u
wo u ld l ik e t o g et m ore i nf orm at io n a b ou t
our pro gr am or h a ve q ues t io ns p l eas e s e n d
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Her e are s om e c om m ents f r om o ur s t u de nts
pr o v i d ed f rom t he m en tor s h ip s ur ve y:
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